常见实用英语口语
实用口语练习:各种哭的说法(二)
1. be in tears 含泪,泪流满面
Most of us were in tears by the time he’d finished his story.
他讲完故事时,我们大多数人都已泪流满面。
2. have tears in one’s eyes 眼里含着泪水
Jane turned to me with tears in her eyes, and Begged me to help her.
简眼里含着泪水转我, 恳求我帮帮她。
3. burst into tears 放声大哭,突然哭起来
Laura burst into tears and ran out of the room.
劳拉突然哭了起来,然后从房子里跑了出去。
4. tears roll/run down one’s cheeks 泪水顺着脸颊淌下来
He stood silently, tears rolling down his cheeks, while the music played.
音乐声响起时,他静静地站着,泪水顺着脸颊淌下来。
5. fight back tears 抑制住泪水
Bill fought back his tears and tried to comfort Sarah’s mother.
比尔抑制住泪水,并试图安慰桑拉的母亲。
6. bring tears to somebody’s eyes 因伤感而)流泪。
The old song always brought tears to my eyes.
那首老歌总是让我伤感得流泪。
7. be close to tears/be on the verge of tears快要哭了
Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but Paul didn’t realize that.
她的手在颤抖,她快要哭出来了,但保罗一点也没有意识到这一切。
实用口语练习:各种哭的说法(一)
1、reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流泪
He nagged and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.
他唠唠叨叨,不停地抱怨,使路易斯不禁流泪。
2、somebody’s eyes water(风、烟雾等) 使眼睛淌眼泪
Joe’s eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.
乔的双眼正被因满屋的烟雾熏得淌眼泪。
3、cry one’s eyes out(口语)痛哭流涕,哭得很伤心
Cecil came round later, crying his eyes out, asking me to forgive him.
赛西尔后来来了,哭得很伤心,请求我原谅他。
4、make somebody cry让某人哭,惹某人哭
David often teases his little sister and makes her cry.
大卫经常惹她妹妹哭。
5、break down(因情绪失去控制而)痛哭,大哭
I left quickly,not wanting to break down in front of the children.
我赶快离开了,因为我不想在孩子们面前大哭。
6、have a lump in one’s throat(因感动、悲伤而)哽咽,喉咙哽住
There was a lump in my throat and I didn’t speak because I knew I would cry.
我哽咽了,没有说话,因为我知道我会哭的。
7、turn on the water works(口语)(撒娇)哭出来,(故意)哭起来
It’s no good turning on the water works. You can’t stay home from school.
你哭也没用,因为你不能逃学。
实用口语练习:高考作弊
1、hi-tech cheating:高科技作弊
China targets hi-tech cheating before National College Entrance Examination (NCEE)
我国在高考前严打高科技作弊
2、high-tech devices(高科技设备)。
authorities have launched a crackdown on sales of high-tech devices that might be used to cheat on the tests.
政府部门已开展了一项打击售卖高科技高考作弊工具的行动。
launch:启动,发射,开展……活动
Crackdown:严打,镇压
如今,看上去普通的尺子、橡皮、眼镜盒、铅笔等都可以成为“作案工具”。常见的作弊工具还:
wireless earphones(无线耳机)
transmitter-receiver sets(信号收发装置)
wireless communication devices(无线通信设备)
3、millions of Chinese students are doing some last-minute cramming for the upcoming national college entrance examination
数百万考生在为即将到来的高考进行最后的冲刺
last-minute cramming:指的是考生在上考试前最后的冲刺,cramming一般用来形容死记硬背、填鸭式的教学。
用口语练习:你还在犹豫吗?
1、After much wavering, he finally gave his permission.
犹豫了半天,他最后还是同意了。
2、Quit being wishy-washy and make a decision.
别优柔寡断了,做个决定吧!
3、Irresolute persons make poor victors.
优柔寡断的人很难成为胜利者。
4、He's too indecisive to make a good leader.
他优柔寡断,当不了好领导.
5、The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind.
意志脆弱优柔寡断的人,总是以缺乏机会作为借口。
Vacillating:优柔寡断
6、Tom is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
汤姆这人优柔寡断,向他征求意见是徒劳无益的。
infirm of purpose:优柔寡断的
7、I'm in two minds about which dress to wear for the party.
我还没有决定穿哪套衣服去参加聚会。
实用口语练习:不只是裸露这么简单
bare:做形容词时,意为空的,裸露的,仅有的,稀少的.。做动词时意为裸露,露出。
跟bare相关的习语又有哪些呢?
1.bare-bones:梗概,本质。
例句:This one is the bare-bones model. It has no accessories at all.
这是最基本的模型。没有其他的附件。
2.bare one’s head:脱帽致敬。
例句:Bare your head when the flag is raised.当旗子升起时请脱帽致敬。
3.bare the soul:诉衷肠。
例句:Mary bared her soul to Jane and Jane told Mary her problems also.玛丽和简互诉衷肠。
4.with bare hands:赤手空拳,空手的。
例句:I beat him with my bare hands。我赤手空拳地打了他。
bare-hand:徒手。
Wu Juping caught the baby “bare-handed,” but also broke her arm in the process.
吴女士下意识地徒手抓住了掉下的女孩,但是自己的胳膊也因此受了伤!
5.bare one’s teeth:呲牙瞪眼(发怒前的神态)
例句:His refusal to accept my offer made it clear I’d have to bare my teeth。他拒绝了我的要求,我气的呲牙瞪眼。
实用口语练习:5=击掌?
1. Give me five!
He always gives me a high-five when I win the game.
我比赛获胜时,他一向为我雀跃。
After the baseball game, high-fives were given all around.
棒球赛后,到处一片欢呼。(high-fives 用做名词的多数)
2. fiver
英语中,以-er结尾的单词通常是指人的,那么 fiver 是指五个人吗?不是,这个词可是跟钱有关的:对于英国人来说,“五英镑”偷懒的讲法,就是这个词;自然,对于美国人来说,这个词也就是指五美元啰!例如:
- How much is that mug?
那个杯子多少钱?
- Fiver.
五美元
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