留美老师带你每天说英文 第1101期:餐具的摆放
2020-10-03来源:和谐英语
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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
I don't see why I have to put the utensils face down. Because when they're sticking up like that, if someone trips and falls, they're going to impale themselves and die. That's literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
我不了解为什么我必须要把这些餐具的头朝下摆。因为它们如果像现在这样头朝上、突出来,万一有人绊倒、跌到这里,他们就会被刺死。这实在是我听过最蠢的事。
学习重点:
1.utensil 器皿,用具
utensil (n.) 器皿,用具
utilitarian (adj.) 功利主义的;实用的
2.stick 刺;戮
stick (v.) 刺;戮
sting (v.) 刺,螫,叮
3.trip 把…绊倒
trip (v.) 把…绊倒
strip (v.) 剥,剥去
4.impale (以尖物) 刺穿
impale (v.) (以尖物) 刺穿
impair (v.) 削弱;损害
5.literally 确实地、照字面地
literally (adv.) 确实地、照字面地
literary (adj.) 文学的