迷你對話學地道口語第1937期:正是想要的東西

第一， 情景對話

A: Mum, did you see the books I borrowed from Angela?

媽媽，你見過我從安吉拉那兒借來的書嗎？

B: Yeah. I put them on the top of the cupboard.

我把它們放到壁櫃的最頂層了。

A: Mum, I can't reach the books, could you please do me a favor?

媽媽，我夠不着書，幫幫我，好嗎？

B: I can't reach them, either. We need a ladder.

我也夠不着，我們需要一個梯子。

A: Here's a ladder.

這有個梯子。

B: Just the thing. We'll use that.

正是我們需要的，我們來用吧！

第二， 詞海拾貝

just the thing

exp. Exactly what is most ideal, desired, or useful in a particular moment or situation. （正是最理想，最渴望的，最有用的東西）

e.g. I'm telling you, when you're hungover, a big basket of French fries is just the thing!

我告訴你當你宿醉的時候，一大籃薯條就是最用的東西！

e.g. I have just the thing to wear with a dress that color.

穿那種顏色的衣服正是我最渴望的。

e.g. I happened on just the thing I had been looking for.

我偶然發現了我所要找的東西。

e.g. If you want a small screwdriver I've got just the thing here.

如果你要一把小螺絲刀，我這兒正好有一把。

第三， 語彙積累

1. do somebody a favour：幫忙

e.g. Do me a favour and turn the radio down while I'm on the phone, will you?

勞駕，我在打電話，把收音機的聲音調小點好嗎?

e.g. Please do me a favour and go to the shop for me.

請你幫我一個忙，替我到商店走一趟。

e.g. I've come to ask you to do me a favour. Would you please lend me your notebook computer for a couple of days?

我是來求你幫忙的，你的筆記本電腦能借給我用一兩天嗎？

2. on the top of：在……的頂上

e.g. At last they saw him emerge on the top of an eminence within hail.

最後，他們看到他在一個山嶺上出現了，置身於歡呼之中。

e.g. Kate carried our school banner on the top of a hill.

凱特在山頂上舉着我們的校旗。

其它：borrow something from：從……借某物

reach the books：伸手拿得到書籍