迷你对话学地道口语第926期:公开地,广泛地

 　　第一， 迷你对话

　　A: I think, for this thing, he has gone too far.

　　在这件事情上，我认为他做得有点过分了。

　　B: Why?

　　为什么呢？

　　A: You know, he shouted from the housetops that Susan had² done such³ a thing.

　　你知道吗，他大声宣告苏珊做的那件事情。

　　B: Yeah, it’s nobody⁴ but she did⁵ that.

　　是的，可的确是她不是别人干的。

　　A: But I think we should spare her feelings⁶.

　　可是我觉得还是应该给她留点情面。

　　第二， 地道表达

　　from the housetops

　　1. 解词释义

　　From the housetops是副词性短语，意思是“公开地”“广泛地”。通常与declare，cry，shout，proclaim等动词连用。 短语shout/proclaim sth. from the housetops的意思就是“公开宣布某事”。

　　2. 拓展范例

　　e¹.g. He was⁷ so happy that he wanted to shout it from the housetops.

　　他乐得真想让每一个人都知道这事。

　　e.g. Even⁸ if he knew the solution⁹ to the problem¹⁰, he would¹¹ not cry from the housetops.

　　即使他知道解决问题的办法，他也不会到处张扬的。

　　e.g. Even if he knew the solution to the problem, he would not cry from the housetops.

　　即使他知道解决问题的办法，他也不会到处张扬的。

　　第三， 咬文嚼字

　　1. go too far：太过分

　　e.g. Don' t go too far in the matter ; you may get into trouble¹² if you do.

　　这件事别做得太过分了，否则你会招来麻烦的。

　　2. spare one’s feelings：不上某人的感情，给他留面子e.g. I wanted to spare my boss’s feelings so that I did not argue¹³ with him.

　　我是给上司留面子，我才是没有跟他争论起来。

　　3. nobody but：除了……没有别人

　　e.g. Nobody but she knew it.

　　除她之外无人晓得。

　　e.g. He seems¹⁴ to trust¹⁵ nobody But you.

　　他好像除了你以外，谁也不相信。

 

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

4 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 feelings   

n.感情；情绪；心情；情感；感觉( feeling的名词复数 )；感情；同情；知觉

参考例句：

• She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. 她因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。
• Are you being completely honest about your feelings? 你丝毫没有隐瞒你的感情吗？

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

9 solution   

n.解答，解决办法，解决方案；溶解；溶液

参考例句：

• It's a peaceful solution.这是个和平的解决方法。
• They tried everyway to find the solution.他们想尽办法来解决问题。

10 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

11 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

12 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

13 argue   

vi.辩论，争论；vt.辩论，论证；说服，劝说

参考例句：

• I won't argue about the matter.我不会争论这件事。
• They sometimes argue off for hours.他们有时一争就是几小时。

14 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

15 trust   

n.信任，信赖，盼望，希望，赊卖，热望，切望；adj.信托的，被信托的

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• In some things you must trust to your elders.有些事情你得依靠长辈。