英国非常流行的小词pop

 　　英国非常流行的小词pop

　　(2008-09-09 11:43:18)

　　The British do a lot of popping. They pop in and pop out; pop up and pop down; pop over and pop across; pop into; pop off. Americans don't use this strange expression much. 让我们赶快看看在英国这么流行的pop都有哪些常见的用法，当然，请在非正式场合使用下列用语。

　　Jack¹:” Betty, will you marry me?"

　　Betty was so happy. She told her best friend next day:” Jack and I are going to be married next month. He popped the question last night, suddenly and unexpectedly, when we were walking in the park. I'm so happy!"

　　Popped the question: Informal. To propose marriage. 求婚

　　Jane给他的女友 Selma打电话：

　　"Selma, I'm going to be near your place tonight. Is it OK if I pop in for a minute?"

　　Pop in: To visit briefly²: just popped by to say hello. 短时间拜访

　　近义词：drop in;visit;pay a visit

　　又如：I was passing by, noticed the light was on, so I thought I would just pop in for a chat.

　　Jon和他的兄弟Peter在通电话：

　　"Peter, where have you been? I phoned you several times this afternoon."

　　Perter:" Oh, I popped out to take the dog for a walk. Sorry! Why don't you pop in this evening?"

　　Popped out: exit briefly; move out of or depart from; leave the room. 短时间外出

　　近义词：exit, get out, go out, leave

　　又如：I'm going to pop out to the shops for ten minutes. Don't answer the door if anyone calls.

　　Alice在给他的老公Don打电话：

　　"Don, Mrs. Short on the tenth floor has a problem with her TV. Will you pop up this evening helping³ her?"

　　pop up: appear suddenly or unexpectedly 突然出现

　　又如：I hadn't seen him for years. Then he just popped up one day at the club we used to belong to.

　　妈妈对儿子说：

　　“Jimmy, we don't have any sugar. Will you pop over the road to the shop and buy a packer?"

　　pop over: 赶到

　　又如：My new neighbors across the road had just moved in so I popped over to see them.

　　Derek对他的朋友Bob说：

　　“Bob, old Mr.Smith on the second floor is very lonely. I said I'd pop round tonight and keep him company."

　　pop round:去做客（时间不确定）

　　又如：A: Would you like to pop round one night this week? Would Wednesday evening suit you?

　　B: I’d love to.

　　Brenda和老公Sam的对话：

　　“Sam, where did you buy that beautiful tie?"

　　Sam:" I needed a new tie, so I popped into the department store and bought it."

　　popped into: To move quickly or unexpectedly 突然冲入

　　又如：The farm popped into view as we turned the corner.

　　小结：

　　1 pop in, pop out, pop up和pop over基本都是appearing or disappearing (popping out) briefly and casually⁴的意思。

　　2 当然，pop out 还有另外一个含义：burst open with a short sharpish sound 突然爆开，发出砰响

　　例如：He had shaken the champagne⁵ bottle and the cork⁶ popped out before he was ready to pour.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

5 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

6 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。