迷你对话学英语口语 第1378期:真讨厌

第一，迷你对话

A: Joan is a through drag!

Joan真讨厌。

B: What is it?

怎么啦？

A: She keeps talking when I am reading.

我看书的时候，她说个不停。

B: There must be wrong with her.

她一定是哪儿不对劲了。

第二，地道表达

a through drag

1. 解词释义

A though drag的意思是：单调乏味或惹人讨厌的人，事，物或局面。Though在这里是加重语气。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. This little party was turning into a though drag.

这个小小的俱乐部已经令人感到讨厌了。

E.g. School is a through drag for some youngsters.

学校是一些儿童很讨厌的地方。

E.g. This film is a though drag.

这部电影枯燥乏味。

Eg. The party was a though drag, so we left early.

聚会开得单调乏味，所以我们提早走了。

第三，口语翻译

1. 一定是哪儿不对劲了。

句型：There must be wrong with something or somebody.

例句：There must be something wrong with my hearing. Can you repeat what you said?

我的耳朵肯定出了毛病。你能把刚才的话重复一遍吗？

There must be something wrong with the machine. It's making strange noises.

这机器有毛病，听声音就不对。

2. 某人不停地做某事。

句型：Somebody keeps doing something.

例句：If I don't nip it in the bud, he'll keep doing it.

如果我不防患于未然，他会继续干这种事的。

If I keep watching so much TV, I'll fall behind.

假如我继续看这么多电视节目，我会落后的。