英语口语练习小对话 第44期:所有行囊

迷你对话：

A:Susan is going to get a divorce.

Susan要离婚了。

B:How do you know that?

你怎么知道的？

A:She told me that she has a quarrel last nigh, and she left this morning,bag and baggage.

她昨天告诉我和Peter吵了一架，今天早上就把东西全部带走了。

B:Oh, I see. But I think you are making a fuss. They will make it up. Bet it.

哦，我知道了。不过我觉得你有点大惊小怪了。他们会和好的。我确信。

地道表达：

bag and baggage

讲解：该习语为军事用语，指“士兵的随身行李和财物”。现在隐申为“带着全部东西，完全地，彻底地”。

支持范例：

Eg.Her tenant left, bag and baggage, without paying the rent.

她的房客未付房租就带着全部财物离去了.

Eg.Last week he cleared out bag and baggage;the room is now quite empty.

上周他把所有东西都搬走了，那房子如今空空如也。

Eg.The house was vacated bag and baggage in a matter of hours.

这幢房子在几个小时里就全部腾出来了。

Eg.All right, if you won't pay the rent, out with you, bag and baggage!

好吧，要是你不付房租，就收拾起你的东西滚吧！

词海拾贝：

1.have a quarrel：吵架

Eg.He is good - nature and have never have a quarrel with anyone

他脾气很好，从不和任何人争吵

Eg.Every time you two have a quarrel the work gets delayed, and it's usually he who has to pick up the pieces.

每次你们俩吵架，总要把工作耽搁下来，而往往是他来收拾残局。

2.make a fuss：大惊小怪，小题大做

Eg.You shouldn't make all that fuss about so simple a matter.

这么简单的事，你不该那么大惊小怪。

Eg.Why do you always make a fuss over a trivial things?

只是点风吹草动, 你怎么就大做文章？

3.make up：和解

Eg.The separated couple couldn't make it up.

那对分居的夫妻不可能和解。

Eg.After their long argument the two brothers made it up.

长期争吵之后,兄弟俩终于和解了。

3.get a divorce：离婚

4.bet it：确信

Eg.You look great in these shoes. I bet it.

我敢肯定您穿着这双鞋真好看。

Eg.It's still in this room, I bet it. Let me help you find it.

我肯定它还在这间屋里。我帮你找。

特别说明：

该节目中的迷你对话选自《脱口说英语》之口语习语大全，讲解部分为恒星编辑原创。