早安英文 第619期:Where was I 不是我在哪里!

 

我刚刚说到哪儿了？

Where was I？

What was I saying?

I just had it!

怎么说来着？

It's on the tip of my tongue...

话就在我嘴边啊！Tongue是舌头，tip是尖端，tip of my tongue很生动，表示就要想起來，但吐不出來。

How shall I put it?

我该怎么说呢？

有时候没想到怎么措辞，可以说这句，或者有时候别人问你问题，没有直接给答案，需要理一下思绪，也可以说这个。

What's the word for it...

这个怎么说来着？旁边如果有懂你的人就会帮你补上。

Now, let me see.

让我想想。讲到一半想不出下文可以说Now, let me see.　停下來想想，给自己的对话争取一下时间。

Where was I 不是我在哪里!

思路被打断，脑袋一片空白

Sorry I lost my train of thought.

train of thought 表示一连串的思考，比如

Please don't interrupt my train of thought when I'm writing.

我写作的时候请不要打断我的思路。

Sorry I lost my train of thought.

我刚刚一下子思路被打断了。

Sorry I spaced out there for a moment.

space out: To lose concentration¹ or become inattentive

使间隔开；变得昏昏沉沉

加宽行距或字距

I was supposed to meet her at 9:00, but I spaced out and didn't get there till 10:30.

我本来9点就要去见她，但是我不知道咋的走了神，10点半才到。

I completely spaced out during the lecture.

我听讲座的时候整个人都飘了。

I’m such a scatter² brain.

我真是脑子乱的不行

我们刚刚在说啥？

I completely forgot what I was saying?

我完全忘记我刚在说啥

What on earth was I talking about?

我到底在说啥？

I must be loosing my mind, I forgot what we were talking about.

我可能是疯了吧，我不记得我们在说啥。

1 concentration   

n.集中；专注；浓度；浓缩

参考例句：

• She wrinkled her brows in concentration.她蹙额皱眉，陷入沉思。
• If smoke is going that way,then it means the concentration here should be decreasing.如果烟雾沿着这个方向飘，这意味着，这里的浓度应该是减少的。

2 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。