第二页:巧学口语
妙语佳句 活学活用
1. 20,000 leagues under the sea: 一语双关,除了字面意思外,还指凡尔纳的著名小说《海底两万里》。
2. in no condition to: 不适宜(做某事)。例如:She is now in no condition to travel.(她现在的身体状况不适宜旅行。)
3. quagmire: 无法脱身的困境。
4. Anytime: 别客气。
5. scuba tank: 水中呼吸氧气桶,气瓶。
6. jet pack: 喷气式背包。
7. salvage: 打捞。例如:to salvage a ship that sunk for a hundred years(打捞一艘沉没了一百年的沉船)
8. makeshift: 临时代用的;暂时凑合的,权宜的。例如:
Across the earthquake zone, some still live in makeshift shelters of planks and canvas.
在灾区,有些人还住在临时搭建的木板房或帆布篷子里。
9. double-time: 快步行进;小跑步。例如:Double-time the troops to the mess hall.(命令部队快步向部队食堂行进。)
10. procrastinate: 拖延。例如:He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything.
(他拖延耽误以致一事无成。)