每天三分钟学英语 第241期:英文"嘴唇裂了"怎么说?可别说 lip is open(在线收听

   情景对话:

  Lynette: Oh. You didn't have a good time?
  Tom: Okay, you know what? Drop the act. I know you gave them cookies.
  Lynette: Oh. Who cracked, anyway?
  Tom: Porter.
  Crack 最常见的6种用法:
  1、破裂,裂开
  例句:The ice cracked as I stepped on it.
  我一踩冰就裂了。
  Someone's lips are cracked.
  嘴唇裂了。
  例句:Your lips are dry and cracked.
  你的嘴唇干裂了。
  2、砸开,砸碎
  Crack eggs
  打鸡蛋
  A: Do you need any help?
  你需要帮助吗?
  B: Yeah can you crack two eggs into that green bowl for me.
  能帮我打两个鸡蛋刀那个绿色的碗里吗?
  Crack a nut
  砸开坚果
  3、找到问题/难题的解决方法
  例句:Let me see if I can crack her password. When's her birthday again?
  让我看看我能不能解开她的密码。她的生日是什么来着?
  Crack a case
  破一件案子
  例句:The police found a new lead to help them crack the case of the missing girl.
  警察们发现了一个新的线索来帮他们来查明失踪女孩的案件。
  4、(因压力)崩溃,瓦解,吃不消
  例句:This has been a brutal semester. I took 18 credit hours and almost cracked under the pressure.
  这个学期太残酷了。我拿了18个学分,差点在压力之下崩溃了。
  原文中Lynette说的crack,是“招供”的意思,其实就是:在压力下吃不消~
  例句:They questioned him for days before he cracked.
  他被审讯了好多天之后终于招供了。
  5、Crack a joke
  讲笑话
  例句:You're always cracking jokes whenever we have a serious issue to discuss. When will you grow up?
  你总是在我们讨论严肃问题的时候讲笑话,你什么时候才能长大啊?
  6、Crack a smile
  露出微笑
  例句:I've never seen our supervisor crack a smile. I don't think that guy has a heart.
  我从来没见过我上级笑,我觉得那个人没有心的。
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