晨读6-10 《Speak English Like An American》

Lesson 6 Susan Stays Home and Bakes Cookies

1.That was nice of you, dear. You've got a heart of gold!

  • 当我们去点餐的时候用want 会显得不礼貌,用would, may I
  • nice of you
    get a heart of gold 你人真好,你咋这么有心呢
  1. Go ahead and pig out!
  • 语言的对称性,从形式和语音上可以体现
  1. These are delicious!
  • these are 的连读,are要弱
  • delicious 一般我们很少形容东西很好吃,除非真的超级好吃。
    日常生活中用good会好很多
  1. You've been in a bad mood lately.
  • You've been 可以读轻松快速一点,重点在mood
  1. I guess I have been a little on edge.
  • edge 边缘,优势(competitive edge竞争优势)
    此处表示nervous
  1. These cookies are just what the doctor ordered
  • 正是我想要的
  1. These are out of these world.
  • these world 中的these后面稍微停顿
  1. Don't forget to give me the credit for the idea after you're rich and famous!
  • 注意这里的语调,别忘了哟!
    give me the credit 不要忘了我的功劳
  1. You could call them Susan's Scrumptious Cookies.
  • scrumptious 一般是小孩子用的“美味好吃的”。此处为了押头韵Susan’s

Lesson 7 Susan Hires Bob to Run Her Business

  1. I didn't sleep a wink.
  • sleep 注意/i/和/i:/的区别,开口的紧张程度
    didn't sleep a wink一夜都没睡
  1. Are you prepare to work like a dog?
  • work like a dog 像狗一样的工作
    are you 要轻松快速
  1. Fat chance!
  • 机会渺茫
  1. I'll give you a crash course.
  • a crash course速成课

Lesson 8 Ted Forms a Rock Band

  1. You're in good spirits today. Ted
  • in the pink 气色不错
  1. Good for you
  • good for you=way to go!
  1. I'm not going to beat around the bush.
  • beat around the bush 有话直说,不拐弯抹角
  1. Ted, your father and I can't shell out that much.
  • shell out 支付(一大笔钱)
    =cough up
    splurge on
    blow乱花钱 e.g. He blew one million one night
  1. We aren't made of money.
  • 我们又不是印钞机(我们没有那么多钱)。
  1. I thought you were millionaires, like Donald and Ivana Trump.
  • 当我们形容很有钱的时候可以用人名代替,就是当人们一提起就能想到的。
  1. We're going to take the music world by storm and make lots of money.
  • take **world by storm在某一领域闯出名堂。
  1. We're sure to make a splash.
  • make a splash 功成名就
    =make a bundle

Lesson 9 Nicole for President!

  1. If I'm going to become a senator one day, I should get some experience under my belt.
  • get sth. under my belt 积累一些(经验),丰富一下自己的(阅历)
  1. Don't be so full of yourself!
  • 不要太得意了(你谦虚一点吧)
  1. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
  • 你帮我一个忙。

Lesson 10 Bob visited the Village Market

  1. chewy
  • 很有嚼劲,耐嚼的
    形容口感的,crunchy
  1. My customers will go nuts over these!
  • go nuts over these 会非常喜欢它的,重读nuts
  1. Can you give me a ballpark figure now?
  • ballpark figure 大概的数字

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