跟艾米莉一起学口语 第605期:"未雨绸缪"英文怎么说

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go on a business trip

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better safe than sorry

未雨绸缪

A: What's the weather like in Beijing, Kyle?

凯尔，北京天气怎么样

B: Cold and wet, I guess. Like New York.

又湿又冷，我想是这样，和纽约差不多吧

A: Are you excited?

你激动吗？

B: Of course.

当然。

A: This is our first trip to Asia.

这是我们第一次去亚洲啊。

B: That's not true, honey.

不对吧，亲爱的。

A: What? When did you go to Asia?

是吗，你什么时候去过亚洲？

B: Back in 1993. Before I retired¹.

1993年，我退休之前。

A: I didn't know that.

那我不知道。

B: It's true. I went on a business trip to Fiji.

真的，我去斐济出过一次差。

A: Fiji is not in Asia, Kyle.

凯尔，斐济不在亚洲。

B: Really? I thought it was.

什么，我原以为是呢。

A: Sorry, honey. Fiji is part of oceania².

抱歉亲爱的，斐济是大洋洲的一部分。

B: Where's my coat? by the way, I can't find it anywhere.

对了，我的大衣呢？我哪儿也找不到。

A: It's in the closet³.

在衣橱里吧。

B: There are so many clothes in here, it's a mess⁴.

那你的衣服太多了，乱七八糟的。

A: Take a look on the top shelf.

看一看最上面的隔板。

B: Okay, I've got it.

我找到了。

A: There should be an umbrella behind it.

那后面应该有一把雨伞吧。

B: You want to take an umbrella on vacation?

你要带雨伞去度假？

A: It's better to be safe than sorry.

未雨绸缪嘛。

B: If we take it, you have to carry it.

如果带着的话，你拿着。

A: You're so childish⁵ sometimes. Kyle.

凯尔，你有时候真小孩子气。

B: That's why you love me.

所以你才爱我啊。

A: Haha. You're very cute, too.

哈哈，你还很可爱。

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 Oceania   

n.大洋洲

参考例句：

• Oceania is mainly made up of Australia and New Zealand.大洋洲主要是由澳大利亚和新西兰组成的。
• Oceania is the smallest continent.大洋洲是最小的洲。

3 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

4 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

5 childish   

adj.孩子的，孩子气的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
• We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍。