第571期:听到Big Names, 别再以为自己的名字很炫啦!

 英语中有很多简单的单词组合在一起，意思却非常有趣，比如raining dogs and cats，明明是狗和猫，其实是倾盆大雨的意思。而今天所要学习的Big name，其实也不是“大名字”的意思，那究竟是什么呢？学习下下面的句子你就一清二楚啦！

New Words:
look forward to：期待，后接名词/动名词
take some time off: 休息一段时间
collaborate¹ vi. 合作；

Example One:

The big names in American fast food are now well known² all over the world. McDonald's, Kentucky Fried³ Chicken and Burger King sell pizzas, chips, hot dogs, hamburgers and fried chicken from Los Angeles to London and Tokyo to Turin.
美国快餐业的巨头现在全球闻名。从洛杉矶到伦敦，从东京到都灵，都有麦当劳、肯德基和汉堡王出售匹萨饼、薯条、热狗、三明治和炸鸡块。

Example Two:

I was actually looking forward to taking some time off.
我其实想暂时休一段时间的假。
-What? That is the worst idea I've ever heard. You're the biggest name in TV right now.
什么 这真是我听过最蠢的主意。你现在是电视剧界的头号明星。

总结：big name有知名人士；知名品牌或是众所周知的事情的意思

1 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

2 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

3 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。