英语PK台 第2期:那些曾经2014的新年新打算(2)

 上期中译英答案：

（一）

XiaoGao: Well, I think I'll save up for a new car. I'm sick of riding my bike everywhere!

小高：嗯，我想我要存钱买辆新车，我都受够了每天骑车到处走。

Jingjing:I've gotta hand it to you, Xiao Gao, that sounds like a great idea.

京晶：那我可真佩服你！小高，这主意不错！

XiaoGao:And you? What are your New Year's resolutions?

小高：那你呢？你有什么新年的决心？

（二）

Jingjing:I'm going to be an early bird and start waking up really early.

京晶：我要当一个早起的人，然后开始早起。

XiaoGao: I'll pass on that. I like sleeping in late!

小高：那我就算了吧！我喜欢睡懒觉

Jingjing:Anyways, what are you doing tonight? Shall we go paint the town red?

京晶：内什么，你今晚有何安排？我们出去狂欢吧！

XiaoGao:I'm game!

小高：走一个！

New words for dialogue :

Tell me about it = an expression meaning "I know" I have experienced what you are talking about.自己跟说话人有共同的经历或者体验，对说话人表示赞同、附和。可以翻译成“可不是嘛，谁不说呢”之类的

Have in mind = to think about.想，考虑

Save up = accumulate money.攒钱

Sick of [something] = don't like something because you've done it too many times.厌倦做某事

Hand it to someone = to acknowledge¹ someone's efforts; to give credit to someone.赞扬,佩服某人

Early bird = someone who wakes up early in the morning.早起族

I'll pass on [something] = I'll refuse to do something. 我就算了吧，免了吧

Paint the town red = to have a wild time in the city; to party or dance all night in town. 狂欢

I'm game = I want to do it.

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vt.承认...的权威，告知，收到，报偿

参考例句：

• With so much evidence against him he had to acknowledge his error.在这么多的证据面前，他不得不承认错误。
• It is ungracious of me not to acknowledge your help.你大力帮助而我尚未表示谢意，十分失礼。