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恒星口语讲堂:"没电了"英语怎么说?
Out of juice 没电了Larry和李华正在电影院外面等朋友。电影都快开场了,可是朋友还没到。Larry 决定用手机给这个朋友打电话。LL: Darn! My cell phone is out of juice. Can I use your cell phone to call Bob and
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-24 -
恒星口语讲堂:"别着急"英语怎么说?
Don't have a cow 别着急今天Michael到李华的宿舍串门,李华正在到处找她的眼镜。M: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing?L: 哎哟,我在找我的眼镜,急死人了,找不到眼镜我怎么上课啊?M: Calm down. Li Hua, don't
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-23 -
恒星口语讲堂:"盘问"英语怎么说?
Give someone the third degree 盘问某人李华和Larry说好一起看电影,可是李华等了好久Larry才到。LH: Larry,你跑哪里去了,怎么这么晚才来嘛!我买好电影票在这里等你等了20分钟了!LL: Hey, don't give me the t
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-23 -
恒星口语讲堂:"闲聊"英语怎么说?
Larry告诉李华他连续几天给他哥哥打电话,可是总也找不到他。LH: Larry, 你那么急着找你哥哥,有要紧的事吗?LL: No, not really. I just want to chit chat.LH: Chit chat是什么意思啊?LL: To Chit Chat is to tal
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-23 -
恒星口语讲堂:"春分"英语怎么说?
竖鸡蛋的游戏似乎是哥伦布玩过的,小编孤陋寡闻,还真不知道我们自己也有这种风俗。来看中国日报的相关报导吧:It is a tradition in many places of China to erect eggs on vernal equinox, a term of Chinese lun
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-22 -
恒星口语讲堂:"暴脾气"英语怎么说?
Hothead 暴脾气Larry下班后跟李华一起吃晚饭,跟她讲他老板发火的事情。LH: Larry, 今天上班忙吗?LL: Well, to be honest Li Hua, it was a bit stressful. One of our ad campaigns was not successful and my bos
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-22 -
恒星口语讲堂:"保密"英语怎么说?
Keep it hush-hush 保密啊Larry有件事要告诉李华,但是他要李华保守秘密。LL: So, Li Hua, I have some news I'd like to share with you, but I'd like you to keep it hush-hush.LH: Hush-hush? 我知道,hush-hu
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-22 -
恒星口语讲堂:"得寸进尺"英语怎么说?
To push one's luck 得寸进尺Larry 和李华正在课间休息的时候聊天,李华说她又想逃课。LH: Larry, 我已经好久都没有为我的论文做研究了。我想今天不去上Wilkins教授的课而去图书馆。LL: I dunno, Li Hua. You'll r
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-22 -
恒星口语讲堂:"天壤之别"英语怎么说?
Far cry 天壤之别Far就是很远的意,因此far cry有的时候就是指在很遥远的地方。比如说,你可以讲:Washington is a far cry from Beijing。这是说,华盛顿离北京很远。但是,人们用far cry的时候往往是指某一样东西和
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-21 -
恒星口语讲堂:"还是算了吧"英语怎么说?
That does it! 还是算了吧!今天Larry和李华在学校的书店里买书。Larry觉得那里的书太贵,决定上网买。LL: Oh man, look at this! $85 for a book of old essays on US Politics? That does it! I'm buying my text
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-21 -
恒星口语讲堂:"糟糕"英语怎么说?
Shoot! 糟糕!Michael和李华刚在外面吃完晚饭,李华叫Michael付帐。L: 嗨,这顿饭吃得真不错。Michael, 快付帐,我们走吧。这次该你付了吧?M: Yeah yeah, I know. I'll just charge it to my credit card.... oh s
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-21 -
恒星口语讲堂:"非常出色"英语怎么说?
With flying colors 非常出色经过一个星期的紧张考试,学期结束了,Larry和李华正在很轻松地吃午饭。LL: Well, Li Hua, how do you think you did on your English exam? I'd be willing to bet that you passed it
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-20 -
恒星口语讲堂:"打起精神"英语怎么说?
Get it together 打起精神今天Larry要开车去接李华一起去上课。LL: Hey, Li Hua!? You're not ready for school! We need to go now! It's already 8:30.LH: Larry? 你怎么这么早就来啦!现在几点了?LL: Get it t
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-20 -
恒星口语讲堂:"咄咄逼人"英语怎么说?
In my face 咄咄逼人星期天,迈克和李华约在一道到户外市场去买东西。他们很自然地聊起前一天各自做了些什么事。迈克说他星期六一直在工作。L: 我真难以相信你星期六还得上班,我以为你是星期一到星期五上班呢。M: U
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-20 -
恒星口语讲堂:"密切配合"英语怎么说?
Hand in glove 密切配合Glove是手套。手套一般都制做得很合手,套在手上伏伏贴贴,手套和手紧密相连,之间几乎没有空隙。那么hand in glove究竟用来比喻什么呢? 让我们来看个例子:Our two senators belong to diffe
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-19 -
恒星口语讲堂:"编造理由"英语怎么说?
Cook可以作为动词。意思是:在炉子上煮吃的东西,cook也可以作为名词。意思是:厨师。这是cook这个字最普遍的解释。但是,To cook up something跟煮东西吃没什么关系。它的意思是:编造假的理由来掩盖事实,而这样做
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-19 -
恒星口语讲堂:"野外活动"英语怎么说?
Do sth. outdoorsy 野外活动 Larry和李华正在商量下个周末去哪里玩儿。LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you remember how much fun we had camping in the woods? Wouldn't you like to do something outdoorsy again this wee
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-19 -
恒星口语讲堂:"吃喝不愁"英语怎么说?
Sitting pretty 吃喝不愁 Pretty不是个生词,它的意思是“漂亮的“, 但是习惯用语sitting pretty可不是“坐着很漂亮”的意思。让我们从下面这个例子来体会sitting pretty这个表达的确切含义:My friend Joe has bee
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-18 -
恒星口语讲堂:"大同小异"英语怎么说?
Kiss意思是“亲吻,kissing cousin这个用语的本意是:在大家庭团聚的时候,关系近到可以在见面时相互亲吻的亲戚。说起来,这个用语诞生在有大家庭传统的美国南部。在过去的美国南部,家庭结构有点像中国农村。人们都
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-18 -
恒星口语讲堂:"在恋爱"英语怎么说?
Seeing someone 在恋爱Larry和李华在公园里散步,Larry告诉李华他的朋友Rick最近交了一个女朋友。LL: Hey, Li Hua, have you heard the news? Rick is seeing someone.LH: Rick is seeing someone? Rick在看人。这有
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-18 -
恒星口语讲堂:"新手,菜鸟"英语怎么说?
Newbie 新手/菜鸟Larry和李华在咖啡店里买咖啡。LL: Wow, it seems to be taking a long time for this guy to get our coffee made. Maybe he is a newbie.LH: A newbie? 你说他是新来的?LL: Right. A newbie is s
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-17 -
恒星口语讲堂:"吓着我了"英语怎么说?
Creep me out 吓着我了Larry和李华周末在国家公园野营,晚上睡觉的时候听到猫头鹰叫,把两人吓着了。(Owl sounds, other night sounds)LL: What is that sound, Li Hua?! It is really creeping me out, and I can'
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-17 -
恒星口语讲堂:"旗鼓相当"英语怎么说?
Neck and neck这个表达出自于跑马。在赛马场上,马匹凭一个颈位之差取胜,叫做The horse wins by aneck。假如两匹马neck and neck,那就是“并驾齐驱”的意思了。引伸开来,这个表达可以指在种种激烈的竞争中双方“势
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-17 -
恒星口语讲堂:"推托敷衍"英语怎么说?
Give me a runaround 推托敷衍Larry正在申请下学期学校的资助,可是到处碰壁。LL: I am so frustrated! The Financial Aid Office is giving me a real runaround!LH: Larry,你说资助办公室给你什么? Runaround是什
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-16 -
恒星口语讲堂:"走开"英语怎么说?
大家可能都知道to take a walk就是散步。但是,这里讲的to take a walk可不是这个意思,并不是讲话的人邀请你一起去散步。刚好相反,这里的 to take a walk是非常不客气的一句话。它的意思是:“出去”或“滚开”。所
恒星口语大讲堂2010-03-16
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