【英语早间课堂】话说地道美语 Lesson 8(1)

1 Lesson Eight How to say “浑身上下”in real American English?

2 课后习题参考答案各位亲爱的听众朋友，这里是晨间7点档“话说地道美语”，我是Juliet。非常高兴与您在这美丽的清晨相见。

【课前热身】

First of all , let's have a review. 在第七课中我们学了与“be scared to death”的地道美语说法，大家还记得吗？它们是：make one's hair stand on, 吓得某人的毛发竖起来；make one's blood run cold 吓得某人浑身冰凉；scare the shit out of somebody （scare somebody shitless）吓得某人屁滚尿流。与之同义的中文四字短语有：吓得（毛骨悚然，不寒而栗，胆战心惊，魂飞魂散，摄人心寒等等）。

【本课主题】

现在我们开始第8课的学习。Lesson eight How to say “浑身下上”in real American English? 第八课：浑身上下，美语怎么说？Let's listen to the following sentence: Louise is the one in red over there from head to toe. Louise就是在那儿的那位穿一身红衣服的人。Louise /is the one/ in red/ over there /from head to toe. 听众朋友，在这个句子中哪里表示出“浑身上下”的意思？

【主题详说】

它是一个介词短语，含有我们身体的部位，一个是head, h-e-a-d , 脑袋，一个是toe, t-o-e, 脚趾间，这个介词短语是：from head to toe，从头到脚，浑身上下。In English it means" covering one's whole body".

Let's look at two more sentences. 1 They looked me over from head to toe. 他们从头到脚打量了我一番。（备注："Look over" means "examine"，查看，检查。Can you look over my composition for me?你能帮我检查一下我的作文吗？The bell rang before I could look over my answers.我还没来得及看一下答案铃就响了。None of us will ever have to look over our shoulders again.我们都不必再战战兢兢地过日子了。)2 She was mildly bloated from head to toe. 她浑身上下轻微浮肿。

Look at this sentence: I admired her from head to toe. In this sentence, what does "from head to toe" mean? It means "very much , completely or thoroughly¹, etc.". 在这句话中，from head to toe的意思是由其基本意思而引申出来的意思：非常地，极度地，彻底彻尾地，完全所有地，and so on.

Let's look at two more sentences. 1 Mary if perfect from head to toe. Mary 真是完美极了，毫无瑕疵。2 John loves Mary from head to toe. John爱Mary爱得神魂颠倒（晕头转向）。

【本课总结】

Let's have a summary. 在今天的课堂上，我们学了“浑身上下”以及由之而引申出来的“彻底彻尾”的表述：from head to toe，我们也可是说是：from head to feet. 此外，掌握一个短语： look over 检查，查看。还有一个在恋爱中可以用的句子：Somebody loves somebody from head to toe. 某人爱某人爱得神魂颠倒（晕头转向）。 亲爱的听众朋友们，您记住了吗？I am sure you have done. 那么Juliet下次再跟您相会了。See you!

【课后习题】

Please translate the following sentences into English.

1 他浑身湿透了。

2 他们是地地道道的美国人。

Please complete the following sentences.

1 她从头到脚穿着一身紫色的衣服。

She was purple from to .

2 她要彻底地改变医院的管理制度。

She intended to change the administration² of head toe.

 

转自可可英语

1 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

2 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。