迷你對話學地道口語第1382期:至始至終

第一，迷你對話

A: The principal just announced that Dr. Smith is going to take over as dean of our department.

校長宣佈了Smith先生將擔任我們系的系主任。

B: Oh.

哦。

A: Why are you so calm? Are you not surprised to hear this?

你怎麼這麼冷靜？聽到這件事情，你不驚訝嗎？

B: No. I know it all along. He was a obvious choice.

是的，這事情至始至終我都知道。他被選上是很顯然的事情。

A: Do you think he can do well?

你覺得她能幹好嗎？

B: A new broom sweeps clean anyway.

新官上任三四把火嘛。

第二，地道表達

all along

1. 解詞釋義

All along的意思是“一直，至始至終”，表示伴隨一件事情發生的始終。

2. 拓展範例

E.g Margaret's team had played cautious all along.

瑪格麗特的班子一直很小心謹慎。

E.g. I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.

看你說話的那副神氣，我就知道你一定是個一直吹牛的騙子。

E.g. I have known all along that they are going to win.

我始終認爲他們會取勝的。

E.g. had known all along he was not insane.

她心裏一直很清楚，他不是一個沒頭腦的人。

第三，好詞妙語

take over：接管

E.g. Robert tried to take over the business for his wife's sake.

爲了他妻子的緣故，羅伯特設法接管業務。

E.g. Knudsen would take over immediately as president at an annual salary of $600,000.

科努森將立即接任總裁之職，年薪六十萬美元。

E.g. Lao Wang was sent to the hospital;had to take over his work.

老王住院了，我得接替他的工作。

E.g. Peter will take over as managing director when Bill retires.

比爾退休時將由彼得接任總經理一職。

第四，短句翻譯

中文：新官上任三把火。

翻譯：A new broom sweeps clean.