【英语早间课堂】你那么说是什么意思?

 

Hello, everyone. This is Keke Net English. Welcome to Juliet’s Morning English Class. As a saying runs, “An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.” So, I hope we can spend a wonderful and a meaningful time here.

 

We have a way of asking a person to explain a statement that he’s been made. Guess what it is. Let listen to the following mini situational dialogue to get the answer.

 

(Scene:It happens between a couple. )

 

Mary:You need to change your hairstyle.

 

Richard:What do you mean by that? Do you dislike the way it's cut.

 

Have you got the answer? It is “What do you mean by that.” It's similar to saying “Tell me what that means.” And it equals to Chinese——你那么说是什么意思？More examples, let’s take a look at:

 

1.What do you mean by telling everyone that I'm a gay¹?

 

2:.What do you mean by special treatment?

 

3. :What do you mean by coming between me and Edward?

 

4. :What do you mean by not telling me the truth ?

 

If someone asks to you “What do you mean by something or by doing something?” You might as well say, “What I am trying to say is... ” Here is another mini situational dialogue. Let's look at:

 

(Scene:It happens between two classmates chewing the fat.)

 

John :I miss my ex-girlfriend.

 

Rose:What do you mean by that.

 

John:What I am trying to say is that she has broken up with me.

 

Here is an idiom: tobreak up with sb. It refers to separation between two lovers².

 

转自可可英语

1 gay   

adj.同性恋的；色彩鲜艳的；n.(男)同性恋者

参考例句：

• I don't know he was a gay person.我不知道他是同性恋者。
• Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.春回大地，万象更新。

2 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人