每天三分钟学英语 第212期:翻白眼怎么说

 情景对话：

Caroline: Max, as I was saying, it's time to get serious about the business.

Max: Absolutely. Let's leave early. What? Last night after 1:00, we made only $15, right?

Caroline: $14.63. What? Math is my thing. Would you roll your eyes if you were standing¹ across from Eminem and he started rapping²?

今日知识点：

As I was saying, it's time to… 就像我刚才说的，是时候…

例句一：

As I was saying, it's time to tell Fred what we saw. We can't let this continue.

像我刚才说的，是时候告诉Fred我们看见的东西了。我们不能让这件事继续下去。

例句二：

Shut up Owen. I'm talking here… As I was saying, it's time to change our strategy³ if we want to win.

Owen闭嘴。我话还没说完呢...就像我刚才说的，如果我们还想赢的话，是时候改变策略了。

…is my thing. …是我的强项。

例句一：

A: Do you want to play?

你想玩么？

B: No thanks. Sports isn't really my thing. Video games are more my thing.

不了，谢谢。体育不是我的强项。我更擅长电子游戏。

例句二：

I'll represent⁴ out company at this event since networking is my thing.

这次大会我将代表我的公司出席因为我擅长交际。

Roll one's eyes 翻白眼

例句一：

Don't roll your eyes at me. If you don't want to do it then fine. I'll do it myself.

别冲我翻白眼。你如果不想做那就我自己做。

例句二：

Did you see the waitress? Did she just roll her eyes at me? How rude of her.

你看见那个女服务员了么？她是不是冲我翻白眼来着？真没礼貌。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 rapping   

n.轻击修光（锻造中）v.突然说出( rap的现在分词 )；（公开地）严厉批评；突然大声说出；连续敲叩

参考例句：

• All at once there was a brisk rapping at the door. 这时忽听得有人急匆匆的在敲门。 来自辞典例句
• A sharp metallic rapping came on the front door. 前门上响起一阵刺耳的金属敲击声。 来自辞典例句

3 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

4 represent   

vt.表现，表示；描绘，讲述；代表，象征；回忆；再赠送，再上演；vi.提出异议

参考例句：

• I'll represent to him the risk he is running.我要向他指出他所面临的险境。
• We selected her to represent us.我们选她作为我们的代表。