实战口语情景对话 第477期:U.S. Travel Tips 美国旅行小贴士

重点讲解：
1. on top of
另外；加之；除…之外（还）；
eg. Mary worked at the store all day and on top of that she had to baby-sit with her brother.
玛丽整天在商店里工作，除些之外她还必须临时照顾她的小弟弟。
eg. On top of that, I've got one extra bit of good news I think you might want to hear.
除此之外，我还有一个你想要听到的好消息。
2. be associated with
（与…）相关的；相联系的；
eg. In children's minds, summers are associated with picnics.
在孩子们看来，夏天总是和郊游连在一起的。
eg. In some culture, a crow is associated with badness.
在某种文化中，乌鸦是不吉祥的象征。
3. what have you
诸如此类；等等；
eg. So many things are unsafe these days—milk, cranberry sauce, what have you.
现如今很多食品都不安全——牛奶、蓝莓酱等等。
eg. My great-grandfather made horseshoes and nails and what have you.
我曾祖父打制马掌、铁钉等诸如此类的东西。
4. take advantage of
利用；
eg. People concentrate in cities not only to get jobs but to take advantage of cultural facilities.
人们聚集在城市不仅是为就业，而且是为享用文化设施。
eg. We should take advantage of these good conditions.
我们应充分利用这些良好的条件。
5. ever since
自从；打…以后一直；
eg. Dick has been in seventh heaven ever since he fell in love.
迪克自从恋爱以来一直就觉得异常幸福。
eg. He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.
他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生。