学习英语除了背单词、抠语法、做习题,是否有其他方式,可以让我们的英语学习稍微变得轻松愉快一点吗?当然有,生活中从不缺少乐趣,只缺少发现乐趣的眼睛,下面就带你去体验一番轻松学英语的乐趣。
智慧俚语
1.copycat
字面意思是“一只复制的猫”,引申含义是“山寨货”。
例句:They worried it could undermine their strategy of enticing big u.s. retailers with an exclusive product, or lead to copycat devices hitting the market before theirs did.
翻译:他们本想用独家产品吸引美国的大型零售商,但又担心这可能会妨碍他们的策略,或导致山寨货抢先攻占市场。
2.pretty strenuous
蛮拼的,挺努力的意思,又含“即使已经很努力了,却没有成功”的反讽意味。
例句:Penny works day and night,she is pretty strenuous.
翻译:佩妮没日没夜地工作,也是蛮拼的。
3.Whoopsie wave
这个词语的意思是“被误会的招手”,指你跟你认识的人招手时,另外一个人误以为你是在跟他招手,而高兴地向你招手。
例句:I was waving to Eddy at the show and Phil thought I was waving to him. Awkward... Phil waved back to me as he was caught in a whoopsie wave.
翻译:我在秀场跟艾迪招手呢,结果菲尔以为我在跟他招手。好尴尬……菲尔还给我招手呢,他真是误会了。