每天三分钟学英语 第184期:偶尔怎么用英语表达

 美剧《破产女孩》片段：

Max: Well, at least she had some silence once in a while. Look, no one's gonna pay money to rent this dump¹. We haven't in six months.

至少她偶尔还能清净会儿。听着，没人会付钱租这个破地方。我们都6个月没付房租了。

今日知识点：

once in a while 偶尔；时不时

例句一：

You should call your parents once in a while. I bet² they really miss you.

你应该偶尔给你父母打个电话，他们一定很想你。

例句二：

I like to walk to class once in a while so I can see what's new in the area.

偶尔我会走路去学校，这样我可以看看周围有什么新的东西。

At least … once in a while

至少... 偶尔会...

例句一：

I know you don't like vegetables, but at least eat some fruit once in a while.

我知道你不喜欢吃蔬菜，但是至少偶尔吃点水果吧。

例句二：

A: You're the worst roommate ever.

你就是一个最差的室友.

B: At least I clean the house once in a while. You don't do anything.

至少我偶尔会打扫一下房间，你什么都不做。

1 dump   

n.垃圾场；v.倾卸，切断电源，倾倒

参考例句：

• Where can I dump this rubbish?我将这些垃圾倒在什么地方？
• They wheeled the rubbish out to the dump.他们把垃圾用车运到垃圾场去。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。