情景会话口袋书人际篇304:踢毽子(2)(在线收听

   5. We kicked the shuttlecock at sunset.

  我们在日落时踢毽子。
  还能这样说:
  We kicked the shuttlecock at dark.
  We kicked the shuttlecock at sunset.
  应用解析:
  sunset 其他常用的意思有:日落的景象;西方;末尾,晚年,衰退期。
  例如:He is now in the sunset of his day. 他已步入晚年。
  6. He astonished us by kicking the shuttlecock at midnight.
  他在午夜踢毽子,这真让我们吃惊。
  还能这样说:
  He startled us by kicking the midnight shuttlecock.
  We were surprised at his kicking the shuttlecock in the middle of the night.
  应用解析:
  be astonished at sth. 对某事感到惊讶。
  例如:We were astonished at the news of her sudden death.
  我们对她的突然死亡感到惊讶。
  7. We are playing with the shuttlecock shoulder to shoulder.
  我们肩并肩踢毽子。
  还能这样说:
  We are kicking the shuttlecock side by side.
  We are kicking the shuttlecock abreast.
  应用解析:
  a shoulder to cry on 能提供慰藉的人,所祈求的同情;
  be up to one's shoulders 深深地陷于;工作忙得不可开交
  8. Kick the shuttlecock with your ankle every time when it is falling down.
  每次当毽子落下时,你就用脚踝踢它。
  还能这样说:
  Use your ankle to kick the shuttlecock each time when it falls down.
  When the shuttlecock drops, you need kick it with your ankle.
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