每天三分钟学英语 第235期:In poor taste不是"穷品味"的意思哦

 　　情景对话：

　　-I think we should go through with it.

　　-Really? Wouldn't that be in poor taste?

　　-No. It's sort of a way to honor Mary Alice. It was so important to her.

　　今日知识点：

　　Wouldn't that be…?

　　那不会...../那不就是…吗？

　　【例句一】

　　A: Let's just keep the extra money we made from this sale.

　　今天买东西多出来的钱我们就自己留着吧。

　　B: Wouldn't that be stealing? It doesn't feel right.

　　那不就是偷吗？这样不对。

　　【例句二】

　　A: How about we both just start working on it and see who's is better?

　　要不要我们一起开始做这个，然后看谁做的更好？

　　B: Wouldn't that be inefficient¹? I think it's better if we just split the work.

　　那样不会没有效率吗？我觉得我们还是分工比较好。

　　In poor taste

　　不得体，不礼貌

　　【例句一】

　　He made the joke in poor taste, but I don't really think he was trying to offend you.

　　他开了一个不得体的玩笑，但是我不觉得他就是想冒犯你。

　　【例句二】

　　Linda's outfit² was in poor taste because it showed too much skin. You just don't wear that to a meeting.

　　Linda这身衣服不太得体啊，因为露的太多了。你去开会就不应该穿成那样。

　　outfit

　　一身衣服

　　继续剧情：

　　-We could all use a fun night.

　　-Well, good, because I have some new flour that I have been just dying to show off.

　　-Lynette?

　　-I'm in.

　　讲解：

　　Could use a…

　　可以，需要…

　　【例句一】

　　You look like you could use a coffee.

　　你看起来需要一杯咖啡。

　　【例句二】

　　There's no way we can finish all this, just the two of us. We could use some help.

　　我们肯定做不完了，就我们两个人。我们需要一些帮助。

　　【例句三】

　　Man, you look horrible. You have bags under your eyes. You look like you could use a good night's rest.

　　天啊，你看起来糟透了。你眼睛下面都有眼袋了。你看起来真的需要好好休息一下了。

　　除了I'm in，还有哪些类似表达：

　　I'm on board.

　　我愿意参与。

　　Count me in.

　　我加入。

　　Can do.

　　我加入。

1 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。

2 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。