【英语早间课堂】Lesson Two(进阶篇之一)

Lesson Two 进阶篇之二

 

【序言】

 

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【发散思维】

 

1 turn something ( or somebody ) down 

turn down（something or somebody）

 

【Explanation】

 

to reject or refuse to consider an offer , or a proposal¹ or the person who wants to make it 拒绝考虑（提议，建议，或者是提议者，建议者等）

 

【Example Sentences】

 

She turns your invitation because she thinks you intend to come to on her. 

她拒绝你的邀请是因为她认为你想吃她的豆腐。

知识拓展：come on to somebody 是个俚语，表示男生亲近女生，对女生有性面的想法。翻译为：轻薄。中文口语中的“吃豆腐”的表述就是这个短语。

 

He's been turned down for ten jobs so far. 

他迄今申请了10份工作都遭到了拒绝。

 

知识拓展：1 介词for在这里是表“原因”。2 so far 迄今，目前为止 So far, there are few signs of trouble.直到现在，还几乎没有什么麻烦的迹象。The evidence² so far is mixed.迄今为止迹象是混杂的。

 

He asks her to marry him but she turns him down. 

他请求她嫁给他，可是她回绝了。

 

2 say no to (somthing or somebody)

 

【Explanation】

 

to refuse an offer, or a suggestion,etc. 拒绝, 反对，否定（提议或建议等）

 

【Example Sentences】

 

If you don't invest³ in this, you'er saying no to a potential fortune. 

如果你在这上面不投资的话，那就说明你根本就不想发财。

 

知识拓展： invest in something 在......上投资 potential fortune 有可能会发财

 

She would never say no to anything to her children. 

她对孩子百依百顺。

 

Didn’t she say not to the date last time?

上次相亲，她不是没有拒绝吗？

 

It takes greater energy to say no to a kid .

跟孩子说声不行是要费更大的气力的。

 

知识拓展：take energy to do something 花费精力做某事，take是“花费，付出”的意思。

 

3 refuse

 

【Situation 1】 

 

to say that you don't want something that has been offered to you 拒绝，回绝，推卸（提供给你的东西） refuse + something

 

The job offer is too good to refuse. 

这份工作太好了，无法拒绝。

 

I politely refuse their request. 

我婉言回绝了他们的请求。

 

【Situation 2】

 

to say that you will not give somebody something that he wants or needs 拒绝（给予某人所需之物）作为这个意思，可以接双宾语，结构如下：refuse + somebody + something

 

They refused him a visa⁴. 

他们拒绝给他签证。

 

She would never refuse anything to her kids. 

她对孩子百依百顺。

 

【Situation 3】

 

not do something that somebody has asked you to you 拒绝，回绝（别人叫你去做的事）

 

Go on, ask her for a date with you tonight; she hardly refuse it. 

去吧，去求求她，她不大会拒绝的。

 

He firmly refused to discuss this matter. 

他断然拒绝商讨这件事儿。firmly refuse 断然拒绝

 

She refused to accept there was a problem. 

她拒不承认有问题存在。

 

转自可可英语

1 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

2 evidence   

n.明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物

参考例句：

• The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
• From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看，我敢断定你错了。

3 invest   

v.投资；投入(时间等)；授予，赋予

参考例句：

• I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定买一辆新汽车。
• The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。

4 visa   

n.签证；vt.签准

参考例句：

• You'll have to get a passport,and you'll also need a visa.你必须申办护照，同时还需要有签证。
• The visa expires next month.签证下月到期。