B:Oh, I can't believe my eyes. She's total acting out of her ages.
哦,我的天哪,简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,她的行为与年龄完全不符。
A:She's a movie star, so she must do a lot on her appearance.
她是一个电影明星,所以必须得花很多工夫在外表上。
B:Exactly!
确实!
air
空气,大气,天空,空中,神态,气氛,做作,不自然的态度
Useful Phrases实用短语
①in the air在传播中,流行,可感觉到的
There's romance in the air.
有种浪漫的气氛,弥漫在空中。
②up in the air悬而未决
The finall judgement is still up in the air.
最终审判尚未决定。
③put on airs摆架子
Although she is an eminent artist, she never put on airs.
尽管她是位赫赫有名的艺术家,但她从不摆架子。
eminent [emin?nt] adj. 卓越的,杰出的,显着的,着名的
④Don’t take such airs with me.不要对我装腔作势。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A:The rumor about his love affair is in the air.
关于他的绯闻正在传播
B:I also heard about it but I didn't believe it.
我也听说了,但是我不相信。
A:But his wife has prepared to divorce with him.
但是她妻子已经准备和他离婚了。
B:Maybe it's true. After all we can't learn a person from his appearance.
也许这是真的,毕竟我们不能光从外表来了解一个人。
Notes:
1. love affairs风流韵事
2. rumor [ru:m?] 谣言,传闻
alive
活着的,仍存在的,有生气的,活泼的,充满的
Useful Phrases实用短语
①be alive in every fibre浑身是劲
Whatever his girlfriend asks him to do he must be alive in every fibre.
无论他女朋友叫他干什么,他一定浑身是劲。
②any man alive任何人
Any man alive would condemn him for maltreating his parents.
任何人都会为他虐待父母而谴责他。
maltreat[mae'tri:t] v. 虐待
③come alive活跃起来,看似真的
She comes alive as soon as we're talking about eating.
一谈到吃,她的精神就来了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A:She has been crazy about the super star named SJ.
她已经为超级明星SJ疯狂了。
B:Well, when someone talk of them, she'll be alive in every fibre.
嗯,当有人聊起他们时,她浑身是劲。
A:I heard she had spent a lot of money buying their CD.
我听说她花了很多钱去买了很多他们的CD.
B:If I were her, I'll download from the computer.
如果我是她,我就会从电脑上下载。
Notes:
1. be crazy about对……疯狂,对……着迷
2. download [daun'l?ud] v. 下载
answer答复,回答,答案
Useful Phrases实用短语
①have (know) all the answers(自以为)全懂,什么都精通
I don't like that kind of person who thinks himself knowing all the answer.
我不喜欢那种自以为什么都懂的人。
②answer back(口)回嘴,顶嘴
Jack was given a chance to answer back in a TV interview.
在一次电视访谈中,杰克得到了辩白的机会。
③in answer to作为……的回答
She chose to leave the entertainment circle in answer to her affair.
她以退出娱乐圈的方式回应这次绯闻事件。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A:I don't like that kind of person who always pretends to have all the answers to everything.
我不喜欢他那种假装什么都懂的人。
B:When you meet some trouble to ask him for some advice, he won't think out any effective way.
当你遇到困难去向他寻求建议时,他却想不出什么有效的方法。
A:I think Tom is one of that kind of person.
汤姆就属于那种人之一。
Notes:
1. pretend to sth假装做某事
2. think out想出
appearance出现,露面,外貌,外观
Useful Phrases实用短语
①at first appearance初看起来
At first appearance, he is a decent guy.
初看起来,他是个不错的人。
②in appearance在外表上
He was famous for spending too much time in appearance.
他以花过多精力在外表上而出名。
③put on the appearance of装出……的样子
Even though she cares about him, she still puts on the appearance of indifference.
尽管她十分关心他,但仍装出一副漠不关心的样子。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A:We can't judge a person just by appearance.
我们不能以貌取人。
B:I can't agree anymore.
我再赞成不过了。
A:But it's easy to say than to do it. I often can't do like that having said. I know it's a bad habit but I can't control myself sometimes.
但是说得容易做得难。我常常做不到向那句话说的那样。我知道这是不好的习惯,但我有时就是控制不了自己。
B:To tell the truth, I'm the same with you.
说实话,我和你一样。
attention注意,留意,考虑,照料,立正姿势
Useful Phrases实用短语
①attract one's attention引起某人注意
He does a lot of things just to attract her attention.
他做了许多事情为的就是为了引起她的注意。
②stand at attention立正站着
The two students were punshied to stand at attention in the hot sunshine.
这两个学生被罚在大太阳下立正站着。
③fix one's attention on…集中精力于……
Nearly no one can fix his attention on teacher during thewhole class.
上课期间几乎没人能够整堂课集中精力在老师讲课上。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A:She don't want to attract the others'attention but the turns fact out to be the opposite one.
她不想引起别人的注意,但事实却相反。
B:Although she's so famous a writer, she usually keeps a low tone.
尽管她是位非常着名的作家,但是却经常保持低调。
A:She has written numerous novels, and many of them have been adapted into dramas.
她已经写了很多小说了,其中很多都被改编成了戏剧。
Notes:
1. turn out to be结果是,证明是
2. keep a low tone保持低调
3. drama ['dra:m?]n. 戏,剧,戏剧