每天三分钟学英语 第268期:外国人"iphone is out"可不是"苹果手机落伍"的意思

 情景对话：

Look at that, the stars are out.

看那，星星出来了。

Wow. They're so bright.

哇，他们好亮啊。

知识点笔记：

Come out

电影上映；新产品推出

例句一】

That movie is going¹ to come out next month.

那部电影下个月即将上映。

【例句二】

Kong Fu Panda is out. I want to watch it.

功夫熊猫已经上映了，我想去看。

【例句三】

The new phone comes out in 2 months. I'm gonna preorder one now.

这个新电话2个月以后出，我现在就要预订一台。

我们也可以直接说：

The new iphone is out.

最新的iphone手机已经出来了。

Out

用完了

【例句一】

We're out of milk.

家里没有牛奶了。

【例句二】

We're out of water.

家里没有水了。

【例句三】

The store³ was⁴ out of whole⁵ wheat⁶ bread so I had⁷ to get white bread.

店里没有全麦面包了，所以我买的白面包。

【例句四】

We're out of printer⁸ ink. Could⁹ you go online¹⁰ and order² some?

我们打印机的墨水用完了。你能不能上网订一点啊？

Out

离开

【例句一】

Can you turn off¹¹ the lights on your way out?

你走的时候能把灯关了吗？

【例句二】

He just went out like not even¹² 2 minutes ago.

他刚刚出去不到2分钟的时间。

Come out

出柜

【例句】

Susan came¹³ out to her parents at her graduation¹⁴ and they're ok with it.

Susan在毕业的时候跟父母出柜了，他们不介意这事。

Out

情况发生改变时/不再是这种情况

【例句一】

Nancy's been out of a job for almost¹⁵ a year now. I don't know what she does with her time.

Nancy已经一年多没有工作了。我不知道她都在干些什么。

【例句二】

I'm out of that relationship¹⁶ now.

我不再跟她在一起了。

【例句三】

I'm out of that relationship now. She was very manipulative and abusive towards¹⁷ me.

我跟她分手了。她控制欲强又喜欢揍我。

Be made¹⁸ out of something

（某种东西）是用什么做的

【例句一】

This phone case is made out of cheap plastic¹⁹. No wonder²⁰ it cracked²¹ when you dropped it.

这个手机壳是用便宜的塑料做成的。所以你摔它的时候它一下就裂了是很正常的。

【例句二】

I made a tote bag out of my old jeans. If you like it, I can make you one too.

我用我的旧牛仔裤做了一个大包，如果你喜欢的话，我可以给你也做一个。

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

3 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

6 wheat   

n.小麦

参考例句：

• It's still too early to harvest the wheat now.现在割小麦为时过早。
• The farmer grows a lot of wheat.这位农民种了许多小麦。

7 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

8 printer   

n.打印机；印刷工人

参考例句：

• It is not easy being a printer.当个印刷业者并不容易。
• He has been a printer all his life.他做了一辈子印刷工。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

10 online   

adj./adv.在线；上网

参考例句：

• I read the paper online every morning.我每天早上在网上看报纸。
• The computer might not support online working.计算机不能承载联机工作。

11 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

12 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

13 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

14 graduation   

n.毕业，毕业典礼

参考例句：

• Graduation from university is an event in life.大学毕业是人生中的大事。
• He had just attended his daughter's graduation.他刚参加了女儿的毕业典礼。

15 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

16 relationship   

n.关系，联系；家属关系，亲属关系

参考例句：

• Is there any relationship between them?它们之间有联系吗?
• Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。

17 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

18 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

19 plastic   

n.塑料；adj.塑料的

参考例句：

• This ruler is made of plastic.尺子是塑料做的。
• Where is the plastic cup?塑料杯放哪儿了？

20 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

21 cracked   

adj.有裂缝的；声音沙哑的；精神失常的v.破裂；崩溃(crack的过去分词)；发沙哑声

参考例句：

• The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。
• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。