每天三分钟学英语 第213期:Out of the blue不是"蓝色之外"的意思哟

 情景对话：

Max: This is a very big day for me.

Caroline: Why, because of this totally¹ out-of-the-blue order we got to do cupcakes for this business seminar²?

今日知识点：

This is a very big day for me.

这对我来说是个大日子。

例句一：

Wow! I can't believe you're graduating today. This is a very big day for you. It's a new step in your life.

哇哦！我不敢相信你今天都毕业了。今天是你的大日子。是你人生中迈出的新的一步。

例句二：

I can't believe I got to meet the founder³ of our company. This is a very big day for me.

我不敢相信我可以见到我们公司的创始人了。今天真是我的大日子。Out of the blue

突然

例句一：

Karen asked to see my phone out of the blue last night. She never checks my messages.

Karen昨晚突然提出要看我的手机。她从来不会看我短信的。

例句二：

Stefan called me out of the blue. I haven't spoken to him in over 5 years and he just called to see how I was doing.

Stefan突然打电话给我。我至少有5年都没和他联系了。他就是打电话来问我过的怎么样。

1 totally   

adv.完全地；整个地

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• You are totally wrong this time.你这次完全错了。

2 seminar   

n.研究小组，研讨会，(大学的)研究班

参考例句：

• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture.该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。