英语俚语天天说 第223期:拥挤和人山人海的超地道表达

 　　介绍:

　　A sea of people 人山人海

　　There's always a sea of people everywhere during¹ the Spring Festival travel² rush³.

　　春运时节，不论在哪都是人山人海。

　　Packed⁴ 拥挤的，人多的

　　The train was⁵ so packed that I could⁶ hardly⁷ move.

　　火车上太挤了，我几乎都走不动。

　　Rammed⁸ (英式) 拥挤的，人多的

　　Every time when I go to a rammed place, I'll go out to change my mind⁹.

　　每次到了一个人多的场所，我都会转身离开。

　　hardly breathing¹⁰ space 很拥挤

　　I was at the central¹¹ bus station and there was hardly breathing space.

　　昨天我在中心车站，太挤了。

1 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

2 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

3 rush   

n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲

参考例句：

• Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
• I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。

4 packed   

adj.充满…的；塞满了…的v.包装(pack的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The game was played to a packed grandstand. 比赛时大看台上座无虚席。
• The train was jam-packed with commuters. 火车上挤满了上下班的旅客。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

7 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

8 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

10 breathing   

n.呼吸；（空气、花香等的）飘动；微风；短暂休息adj.呼吸着的；活的；栩栩如生的；逼真的v.呼吸( breathe的现在分词 )；轻声说话；低语；低声说

参考例句：

• Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep. 她的呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。
• I could hear the sound of his ragged breathing. 我能够听到他那急促的呼吸声。

11 central   

adj.中心的，位于中心的；中央的；主要的，最重要的

参考例句：

• This is the central city of the whole area.这是整个地区的中心城市。
• The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.画中间的那个人是画家的女儿。