All Carla wanted to do was to lose weight,卡拉那时只有一个念头,就是减轻体重
lose weight:减肥
She has been taking exercises to lose weight from day to day.
她每天锻炼来减肥。
近义词:
slim down消瘦
She tries to get fit and slim down.
她努力使身体健康体形苗条。
but she began to feel ill just five weeks into her course of treatment.但当她开始疗程五个星期后开始觉得身体抱恙
feel ill:心情不好,身体不适
Did you really feel ill this morning?
今天早晨你真的感到身体不适吗?
I always feel ill at ease in a strange environment.
我在陌生环境总觉不自在。
I was up dancing with the kids and just having fun with them,当时我在和孩子们跳舞,玩得正高兴
have fun with:玩得开心
Did you have fun with Uncle today?
今天跟叔叔玩得开心吗?
词义辨析:
make fun, make a joke这两个短语的共同意思是“取笑某人”“同某人开玩笑”。其区别是:
这两个短语后接的介词不同, make fun后接of; make a joke后接about。例如:
Don't make fun of an old man.
Don't make a joke about an old man.
不要同老年人开玩笑。