01."That" is for emphasizing
that lady who tells all the things that you need to know about that language
那个告诉你如何学那门语言的女人
that Canadian guy who with the very sexy voice
那个拥有性感嗓音的男人
that 这里表 emphasize(强调)的意思
比如:
Let's do that show! 来做节目吧!
use that core: 用那个核心(肌群)
use that brain: 用用脑子
use that voice: 用用那种嗓音
use that charm: 用用那种魅力
that 的发音也很重要:
that : 那个
用 that 形容很难言喻但我们都能明白的事情:
that + sth.
That 70's Show: 那部70年代的电视剧
That thing you do. 你做的那件事
That... of yours 通常是别人调侃你的某个东西:
that + noun + of + possessive pronouns
complain: that husband of yours (抱怨的语气:)你的那个老公啊……
02.Common phrases of "that"
今天 Adam 和 Jenny 给大家带来10个最常见的“that”小短语。
1. That's it! 够了!和 No more! 同义。
我们生气的时候可以用这个短语:
I've had enough! That's it!
我受够了!到此为止吧!
或者开会结束的时候:
That's it / I think that's about it for today.
可以了 / 今天就先到这儿吧。
2. That's ___ for you. xxx就是这样的啊。
That's Shanghai for you. 上海就是这样的啊。
That's Adam for you. Adam就是这样的啊。
That's English for you. 英语就是这样的啊。
3. leave it at that: 暂时搁置一下 (更客气)
Let's leave it at that for now. 这个先放一放。
4. this and that: 七七八八的、有的没的
不想解释太多的时候,可以用 this and that
"What did you do on weekend?"
你周末都干嘛了啊?
"You know, this and that."
也没干什么。
5. on top of that: 除此之外。和 in addition / also 同义
03.Common phrases of "that"
6. take that: 接招吧
通常在起冲突的时候用这个短语 take that
bully: 霸凌
7. just like that: 就像这样(简单)
在做完示范后可以说: Just like that!
8. What's that? 什么?/ 你说什么?
和 pardon 的用法一样,没听清的时候可以说 What's that?
9. been there, done that: 已经有经验了,不想再做了
Hawaii? Been there, done that. 夏威夷?去过了没兴趣了。
10. that will do : 结束了,和 that's it 同义(通常作为结束语)
That will do for this week. 这周的事都结束了。
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