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日常口语:我得努力工作

线话英语|2015-05-08 16:37:32

1、经典口语:

I would work like a dog.  我得十分尽力地工作。
2、情景设置:
Jenny 跟美国邻居出去逛街,Jenny相中了一款满足的手镯,即时掏出钱就买了。街坊啧啧地叹道:“If I wanted to buy it. I would work like a dog.”,Jenny立即劝道“Your work is not fit you. You really look like a dog.”街坊听后脸色大变。后来Jenny才知道,”look like a dog”相当于ugly的意思,她才恍然大悟,深感愧疚。

3、口语对话:

Benjamin: The bracelet is so well suited to you. It looks very nice.

本杰明:这手镯戴在你手上真合适,看起来很漂亮。
May:Yeah, I cherish it. Because I have been working like a dog for two months to buy it.
阿美: 是的,我很爱惜,因为我努力工作了两个月菜攒钱买的。

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4、口语解析:

西方人把狗视为虔诚的友人,西方人看中哪个的是狗的忠诚,喜好它,褒奖它,常把它比喻做人,英语中对狗的习语还有很多,例如:  a lucky dog“幸运儿”,a clever dog意为“聪明的小孩,伶俐的小孩”等等。

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