实战口语情景对话 第523期:Used Clothes 二手衣服

重点讲解：
1. hand-me-down
别人用过的东西；（尤指）旧衣物；
eg. Edward wore Andrew's hand-me-downs.
爱德华穿安德鲁穿过的旧衣服。
eg. Most of the boys wore hand-me-down military shirts from their fathers.
多数男孩子穿着自己父亲穿过的旧军装衬衫。
2. first of all
第一；首先；
eg. First of all we must identify the problem areas.
首先我们必须找出问题所在。
eg. First of all, allow me to extend to you my warmest welcome.
首先，请允许我向你们表达我最热烈的欢迎。
3. rub off on
影响；感染；
eg. He was a tremendously enthusiastic teacher and that rubbed off on all the children.
他是一个满腔热情的老师，他的热情也感染了所有的孩子。
eg. Jimmy is wery lucky; I wish some of his luck would rub off on me.
吉米非常幸运，我希望他的好运气能传给我一些。
4. be about to do sth.
即将（做…）的；快要（发生…）的；
eg. She was about to explore another life with Frank.
她将和弗兰克一起去开辟新的生活。
eg. It's rather tough on him falling ill just as he's about to go on holiday.
他正要去度假却生病了，真倒霉。
5. do sb. a favor
恩惠；帮忙；
eg. She implored me to do her a favor.
她恳求我帮她这个忙。
eg. He is always ready to do his classmates a favor.
他总是乐于帮助同学。
6. in some way
在一些方面；在某种意义上；
eg. She was very striking but in some way I felt repelled.
她非常引人注目，但我觉得她有些讨厌。
eg. We may be able to help you out in some way .
在某些方面我们或许可以帮助你。
7. be beholden to
欠…人情的；受…恩惠的；对…负有义务的；
eg. He was made beholden to the Mafia.
他受过黑手党的恩惠。
eg. She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.
她不愿欠任何人的情。
8. long for
渴望；渴求；企盼；
eg. Senior citizens long for a more predictable and secure future.
老年人渴望有一个更稳定、更可预见的未来。
eg. I am longing for quiet rural life.
我极想过清静的乡村生活。