迷你对话学英语口语 第1824期:使沮丧

第一，迷你对话

A: When will you be meeting your grammar teacher, John?

John，你什么时候见语法老师？

B: Next Monday.

下周一。

A: Can I attend his lecture for a few times?

我可以参加几次他的讲座吗？

B: You'd better not.

你最好别去。

A: Why?

为什么？

B: I am really browned off every time.

我每次感到真乏味。

第二，地道表达

brown off

1. 解词释义

To be browned off的意思是“使沮丧”“使厌烦”。其英文解释为：If you say that you are browned off, you mean that you are annoyed and depressed.

2. 拓展范例

e.g . I'm browned off, sitting here all day and doing nothing.

我整天坐在这儿没事干，腻烦得要死。

e.g. Susan looks browned off with her work.

苏珊看来对她的工作感到厌倦了。

e.g. I was really browned off with that man, so I left without saying good - bye to him.

对那男人，我真是烦透了，我就不辞而别了。

e.g. Sorry, I'm just thoroughly browned off.

抱歉，我只是烦透了。