每日一句口语 456（在线收听）

今天的每日一句是：

Nothing is so much fun as business.

I do not expect to do anything but work as long as I can stand up.

没有任何事比经营企业还有趣。只要我能撑下去，除了工作，我不想做其他的事。（小威廉·来礼）

Notes:

1.fun

n.乐趣；娱乐活动；嬉戏，嬉闹；有趣的事

adj.使人愉快的；开心的

vi.嬉闹；开玩笑

常见搭配：

all the fun of the fair

所有的玩艺儿[乐趣]一股脑儿在内

do not see the fun of

不懂得...的趣味, 不以为有趣

for fun

开玩笑, 不是认真的

in fun

开玩笑, 不是认真的

for the fun of it

为了取乐[好玩, 消遣]

for the fun of the thing

为了取乐[好玩, 消遣]

good/great fun

有趣的人[事物]

have rare fun

玩得非常愉快, 尽量快乐

like fun

[口]有力地; 迅速地; 完全地, 彻底地[美俚]决不会, 靠不住, 才怪呢

not see the fun

看不出有什么乐趣的地方缺乏幽默感

What fun !

多么有趣。

2.expect

vt.期望；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生

vi.预期；期待；怀胎；怀孕

常见搭配：

as one might expect

正如人们所预料的

as might have been expected (=as was expected)

果然不出所料

be expecting

怀孕了

expect sb. to be

期望某人成为...

expect sth. of sb.

对...的期望[要求]

3.as long as

只要；如果；既然；由于

eg.

As long as I live, the bridge lives.

人在，桥就在。

As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood.

留得青山在，不愁没柴烧。

I won't forget as long as I live.

一辈子也忘不了。