身临其境练一练:
本对话选自《Kyle XY》(神奇凯尔)。Declan到房间询问Lori为何不喜欢过生日,Lori觉得现在没有朋友很没有意思,而当Lori问起Declan头上的伤痕时他却闪烁其词不愿吐露。
万用句型背一背:
1.What's going on here?
这里发生了什么?
2.Could you tell me something about it?
你能告诉我这方面的相关情况吗?
3.Could you tell me some more about it?
你能再告诉我一些这方面的情况吗?
4.I should be interested to know the fact.
我想知道事实。
5.I'd like to insist on getting to the bottom of the matter.
我就喜欢打破沙锅问到底。
锦囊妙语学一学:
1.anti-birthday:反对生日
anti- 是构成名词和形容词的前缀,表示“反对,对立,防止”。例如:antisocial反社会,anti-hero非正统派主角;表示拥护,支持的前缀有pro-,例如:pro-democracy拥护民主。
2.bleak:adj.无望的,令人沮丧的,荒凉的,索然无味的
3.scandalous:adj.讲述丑闻的,可耻的,不可原谅的
scandalous stories 丑闻故事。It is scandalous that he has not been punished.他没有受到惩罚,天理难容啊。
4.dupe sb. into doing sth. 诈骗,哄骗,欺骗
They soon realized they had been duped. 他们很快便意识到自己上当了。
5.Let it go. 不再多说(或多做),就到此为止。
I thought she was hinting at something,but I let it go. 我想她在暗示什么,然而我也没再多问。