每日一句口语 211

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

It had been an increasingly tense and awkward several

days for the Olympic hosts, who've been packing the 

stands when medals have been on the line in their 

targeted events - hoping and praying and grimacing¹ and 

waving little Union Jacks³.

对于本届奥运会的东道主英国人来说，过去几天里气氛越来越紧

张和尴尬。当本应万无一失的奖牌岌岌可危时，英国人正成群结

队地坐在观众席上，他们憧憬着、祈祷着，做着鬼脸，或挥舞着

手中的小国旗。

【Vocabulary】

1. tense:紧张的；绷紧的；拉紧的

Example:Try to act naturally, even if you're tense.即使紧张也不要做作。

2. on the line:冒着会失败或受伤害的危险

Example:If this goes wrong your job's on the line.这件事要是有个一差二错，你就有丢饭碗的危险。

3. grimace⁴:扮鬼脸；作苦相

Example:Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.汤玛斯尝了那葡萄酒後做了个鬼脸。

4. Union Jack²:联合王国国旗；英国国旗

Example:The Union Jack waved over them.英国国旗在他们的头上飘扬。

1 grimacing   

v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• But then Boozer drove past Gasol for a rattling, grimacing slam dunk. 可布泽尔单吃家嫂，以一记强有力的扣篮将比分超出。 来自互联网
• The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, said the don at last, grimacing with embarrassment. 最后那位老师尴尬地做个鬼脸，说，这是大主教克莱默的殉道士。 来自互联网

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句

4 grimace   

v.做鬼脸，面部歪扭

参考例句：

• The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
• Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。