【英语趣味课堂】昵称-Nickname

 Todd: Hello?

David: Hello, Seattle!

 

Todd: Hello, Seattle. OK. Well, how about could you introduce yourself to the listener¹?

 

David: Oh, hi! I'm David. I'm from Tennessee. The home of Jack² Daniel's whiskey and Elvis Presley.

 

Todd: Do you like Elvis?

 

David: He's OK.

 

Todd: Yeah? Cool!

 

David: Never met the guy, but..

 

Todd: Your name is David

 

David: Yes, that is correct.

 

Todd: But what does everyone call you here?

 

David: Tennessee

 

Todd: OK. Why does everyone call you Tennessee?

 

David: Two reasons. One, I'm from Tennessee, the most obvious reason and the third is because usually there is two to three. One time there was four Davids here.

 

Todd: Oh, I see.

 

David: And to keep us from getting confused³ they just started calling me Tennessee.

 

Todd: Oh, nice. Great. Well it was nice to meet you, David.

 

David: Nice to meet you too, Todd.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

home of

I'm from Tennessee, the home of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Elvis Presley.

If you are talking about the 'home of' something or someone you are referring to where it was first made or born.  We usually use this phrase⁴ only to talk about famous people or products.  Notice the following:

 

Where is the home of jazz music?

Did you visit the home of Bob Dylan?

most obvious

The most obvious reason is that I'm from Tennessee.

If a reason is the 'most obvious' it is the easiest to see or recognize.  Notice the following:

 

That is the most obvious decision ever.

This is the most obvious solution to the problem.

I see

Now, I see why they gave you that name.

We can use the phrase 'I see' to show that we understand why something was done.  Notice the following:

 

I don't think I see where you're coming from.

I see why she likes him.

get confused

Because there were four Davids here, we were getting confused.

 

If you 'get confused' it means⁵ that it is difficult to keep things in order in your head or you don't exactly understand something.  Notice the following:

 

She always gets confused without a GPS.

Do you get confused when you try to construct things?

keep from

So, to keep us all from getting confused, they just called me Tennessee.

If you 'keep someone from doing something' you prevent them from doing this action or activity.  Notice the following:

 

How do you keep from falling asleep in class?

To keep myself from eating chips I don't buy them.

 

 

 

1 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

2 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。

3 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

4 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。