B:“美语训练班”上课啦!我是Donny。
A:我是杨琳!Donny, 今天你来介绍咱们的节目内容吧!
B:With pleasure! 今天,咱们要去健身房锻炼, 要看看到异国他乡求学的感受,要聊聊用瑜伽减轻压力, 还要告诉大家怎么用美语说“拍马屁”和“黑洞”。
A:Donny, 节目介绍完了,我有件事得问问你。上次你说帮我修电脑,快一个月了,你到底修好没有啊?
B:当然修好了!I'm just installing some cool programs to your computer. You need to trust me, 杨琳,I'm quite tech savvy.
A:真的么?那好吧。不过你刚才提到一个说法--tech savvy, 今天的“学个词儿”就要教这个savvy.
Learn A Word Savvy
今天我们要学的词是savvy. Savvy is spelled s-a-v-v-y, savvy. Savvy 机智的,聪明的。Savvy job hunters use the social networking site LinkedIn to gain all kinds of information. 经验丰富的求职者通过职业社交网站Linkedin获取各种信息。我们可以在savvy前面加上一个特定范围,形容一个人在某一方面很在行。比如:My friend Jack is really computer savvy. 我朋友Jack对电脑特别在行。More and more companies are relying on group discount web sites to connect with tech-savvy consumers. 越来越多的公司通过团购网站,更好地为精通上网的顾客服务。好的,今天我们学习的词是savvy, savvy, savvy。
A:Donny, I want to become more computer savvy, so next time my laptop breaks down, I think I'll try to fix it by myself.
B:You're saying you don't need my services anymore?
A:呵呵,你怎么听着跟修电脑的小公司似的,生怕顾客跑了。
B:你倒是提醒我了,I should start a computer maintenance company on the side and earn some extra money!
A:你要真开这么个公司生意差不了! 那些大的电脑公司服务质量不行,每次遇到问题打给客服求救,总是电脑接电话,把我指使得晕头转向!
B:I know! We have a way to describe how you feel. It's like being in a "black hole"! 咱们来听下面的“美国习惯用语”,看看这个短语怎么用。