迷你对话学地道口语第371期:全然不起作用

　　第一、迷你对话
A: How is grandpa doing recently?
最近爷爷身体如何？
B: Not good. The doctor told him not smoke again, but it just rolls off him like water off the duck’s back!
不是很好，一生叫他不要再抽烟了，但是他把它看做耳边风，一点儿用都没有。
A: Maybe I would talk with him someday.
那天我也许得和他谈谈。
B: I hope it will be of some use.
希望这儿有点儿用。
第二、 对话精讲
1。 地道表达
核心短语】water off duck’s back
解词释义】鸭背上的羽毛附有一层油脂，水是不会停在表面上的，会很快留下来，鸭子这样来保持皮肤干燥。该习语从字面意思就是“水从鸭背上滑下来”，比喻为“全然不起作用”。
例句-1】I kept telling the boys not to bang¹ doors but is was like water off a duck’s back.
我再三告诫孩子们不要把门关得砰砰响，但我的话对他们来说如同耳旁风。
例句-2】The doctors tell us it` s dangerous to smoke, but such good advice rolls off some people like water off a duck's back.
医生都告诉我们抽烟对身体是有害的。可是，这种劝告对于有些人来说就像耳边风一样，毫无作用。
2. 词海拾贝
roll off： 辗轧；轧去；滑离
例句-1】The sweat² rolled off in great drops.
汗水一大滴一大滴地流下来。
例句-2】Put the ball carefully on the table, so that is won't roll off.
球放到桌上时要小心，别让它滚下来。
be of some use：有些用处
例句-1】These maps might be of some use to you on your trip.
这些地图你在旅途中也许有些用。
例句-2】Perhaps I could be of some use as an interpreter³.
或许我可以派点用场，搞些口译。

1 bang   

n.巨响，猛击；vi.砰砰作响；vt.砰地敲，猛击

参考例句：

• Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手，你们这些小孩，再弄就揍你们！
• She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了，膝盖猛撞在地上。

2 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。

3 interpreter   

n.翻译；口译者

参考例句：

• We must allow him to be a good interpreter.我们必须承认他是个好译员。
• We employ her as an English interpreter.我们雇用她作英语翻译。