文字:立里
录音:立里
素材来源:Friends S01 老友记第一季
校对:现象级晨读英语团队
五道口,看美剧学五个地道实用的表达!
1. a slap in the face
打了一巴掌,指突如其来的打击、侮辱,也就是“打脸”。
I asked her for help but was turned down. It was such a slap in the face. 我信心满满的去找好朋友帮忙,但却被无情的拒绝了,这就是突如其来地被打脸了。
2. spell out
讲清楚,说明白:explain sth clearly or explain in detail
You wanna spell it out with noodles?
I've been standing here spelling it out for you.
Don't worry. I will spell out everything. 别担心,我一五一十地都告诉你。
3. blow up
放大。
Please blow up this photo. 请把这张照片放大。
还可以表示“爆炸”。
The terrorists threatened to blow up this building. 恐怖分子预谋炸掉大楼。
4. on the side
兼职:a part-time job, a second job.
He's a lawyer who teaches sculpting on the side. =He's a lawyer slash artist.
还可以表示“秘密地,偷偷地”。
His wife discovered that he has been saving up on the side. 老婆发现老公偷偷存着私房钱。
5. prank
恶作剧。
注意和joke的区别,joke强调的是笑话,语言上的幽默。恶作剧prank,指的是开玩笑的行为。prank既可以做动词,也可以作名词。
They always prank with their friends. 他们总是和朋友们一块恶作剧
Knock it off, I don't like pranks. 别闹了,我不喜欢恶作剧。
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