第一, 迷你对话
A: One of my old friends popped up in front of me yesterday. You cannot imagine how surprised I was at that time.
我的一个老朋友昨天突然出现在我面前。你想象不到我那时候有多么吃惊。
B: He must have had your address.
他一定是有你的地址。
A: But we have not kept in touch with each other since we left school.
但是自从我们离开学校,我们一直保持联系。
B: He could get it from other friends.
他可以从你的其他朋友那里得到你的地址啊。
第二, 地道表达
pop up
1. 解词释义
Pop up的意思是“突然出现”。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. I predicate that this summer a friend will pop up into your life.
我预测今年夏天你的一个朋友会在你的生活中突然出现。
第三, 咬文嚼字
in front of:在……的面前
e.g. A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us.
我们面前是一片广阔的土地。
e.g. A monument was erected in front of the town hall.
一座纪念碑在市政厅前建起。
keep in touch with:和……保持联系
e.g. We now keep in touch with him by writing letters .
我们现在靠写信与他保持联系。
e.g. I try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.
我经常读报来尽量了解时事。