2017年上半年英语六级口语词汇知识点讲解(十七)
A: Your car is great. How did you afford such a coolset of wheels?
你的车真是太棒了。你怎么买得起这么棒的车呀?
B: I worked all summer. It was brutal.
我整个暑假都在工作,实在是很辛苦。
A: Sounds like that.
看得出。
知识点讲解
英语中一种修饰法——以部分代整体,称为“提喻”。A set of wheels是一套车轮的意思,比喻为“车子”的意思。
像这样的用法很多,例如:Two heads are better than one. (三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)Great mindthink alike. (英雄所见略同)其中的head和mind均以人体的某部分来代表“人”这个一整体。
A: I don’t know why I get a stage fright when Ispeak to a large crowd of people.
我不知道为何我对着一群人说话,我就会怯场。
B: That’s the case with many people.
许多人都是如此。
A: And when you are afraid of giving a poor accountof yourself, you will feel even worse.
当你害怕给别人留下不好的印象的时候,你会感觉到更糟糕。
B: I think that is where the problem lies.
我认为那真是问题所在。
知识点讲解
stage fright是名词短语,其意思为“怯场”。它经常与动词get连用,即为: get a stage fright。
A: Please try to stop Tom’s talking. He’s been talkingwith me for a long time, and nobody can get a wordin edgewise.
你去让汤姆别说了。他已经说了很长时间了,别人都插不上话。
B: What is he talking about?
他在说什么?
A: His vacation in Africa. It’s very boring.
在非洲的假日,很无聊。
B : OK. I know how to stop him.
好的,我知道怎么做了。
知识点讲解
Get a word in edgewise是指“有机会插话,在别人不停谈论的时候插话”。此语也可以用作get aedgeways。
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