英语访谈对话 174 Adjectives - Opposites

 　　Todd: OK, Matt, we're going to talk about adjectives¹. What is strong?

　　Matt: Austrian² coffee.

　　Todd: Yeah, Austrian coffee is strong. Can you get Austrian coffee in Japan?

　　Matt: Well, I'm not sure. They serve Viennese coffee. Which is supposed to be from Vienna, but when you go to Vienna, the coffee there is just small strong coffees. Viennese coffee in Japan has like cream on top and things like that, so it's like a new take on Austrian coffee.

　　Todd: Wow, that's bizarre³. OK, what is weak?

　　Matt: What is weak? English coffee, I suppose. The English aren't really very good at making coffee compared to other people, other countries in Europe, so yeah, English coffee is generally weak.

　　Todd: OK, well it's the same in America, so. Alright, what is heavy?

　　Matt: Metal.

　　Todd: Metal!

　　Matt: Yeah, as in the music.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. Do you listen to heavy metal music?

　　Matt: I used to. I used to be in a rock band when I was at college, and it was kind of punk, heavy metal, but I used to listen to a lot, not so much anymore.

　　Todd: Did you play?

　　Matt: I was the singer.

1 adjectives   

n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Austrian   

n.奥地利人

参考例句：

• Napoleon divorced his French wife in order to marry an Austrian princess. 为了娶一位奥地利公主，拿破仑和他的法国妻子离了婚。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• Lanny recollected the beautiful Austrian country through which he had passed. 兰尼回想起他经过的美丽的奥地利国家。 来自辞典例句

3 bizarre   

adj.奇形怪状的，怪诞的

参考例句：

• They saw a bizarre animal in the lake.他们在湖中看见一个奇怪的动物。
• The building was of bizarre construction.这建筑构造奇异。