第一页:片段欣赏
第二页:巧学口语
第三页:小小翻译家
第四页:文化一瞥
1. fix Eric up with my sister: 把我妹妹介绍给艾瑞克。fix somebody up with somebody/something意思是“给某人安排……;帮某人介绍……”。
2. thimbleful of: 一丁点儿。看一下例句:
Breakfasts consist of nothing more than a thimbleful of coffee or chocolate and a morsel of bread.
早餐不过是一丁点儿咖啡或者巧克力饮料再加一小块儿面包。
3. toned: 健美的。例如:You just need a healthy, toned body and a confident attitude. (你需要的只是健康结实的身体和自信的态度。)
4. icebreaker: 缓和拘谨气氛(或打破僵局)的事物(或行为举止)。
Your smile is your icebreaker, it draws people to you because you will look like a happy, stable person.
你的微笑就是你打破僵局的法宝,它让人们想要亲近你,因为你看上去是个稳健开朗的人。
5. anecdote: 轶事,逸事,趣闻。
6. ambiance: (地、人、物特有的)气氛;周围环境;格调。例:This restaurant is expensive, but it's got very nice ambiance.(这家餐厅很贵,但是气氛很好。)
7. forswear: 发誓抛弃;放弃。
8. Armenian: 亚美尼亚语。
9.come around: 改变立场,觉悟过来。例:Most vendors have come around to recognizing that this is the most reasonable approach.(大部分厂商已经觉悟过来,认识到了这是最合理的途径。)
10. dazzling: 惊艳的。