迷你對話學地道口語第374期:因爲,由於
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第一、迷你對話
A: My elder aunt feels like vomiting, she is pregnant.
我大姨懷孕了,老是想吐。
B: She’d better drink plenty of hot water and lie in bed.
她最好多喝開水,多休息。
A: But she feels like having no appetite at all if she stays at home all day.
但是她覺得整天呆在家裏一點胃口也沒有。
B: Don’t worry. She will be all right.
別擔心,她很快就會好起來的。
第二、對話精講
1. 地道表達
【核心短語】what with
【解詞釋義】此語多用來表示ask the reason for something,即指“原因,原由”,尤其是指對行爲古怪的人們詢問爲什麼會如此做。
【例句-1】What with one thing and another, I forgot to tell you we couldn't come.
因爲事情很多, 弄得我忘記告訴你我們不能來了。
【例句-2】What with war and what with famine, the populace at large were caught between two fires.
又是打仗又鬧饑荒,平民百姓處於水深火熱之中。
【例句-3】What with the high prices, and what with the badness of the times, we find it hard to get along.
部分因爲物價高漲,部分因爲時機不好,生活真是愈來愈難過了。
【例句-4】What with all this work and so little sleep at nights, I don't think I can go on much longer.
這些工作都要做,晚上睡得又少,我要頂不住了。
2. 詞海拾貝
plenty of:很多的,大量的
【例句】As I had plenty of money I was able to help her.
我錢很寬裕,能幫助她。
have no appetite:沒有胃口
【例句】I can't concentrate during the day, I have no appetite, and I can't fall asleep at night.
白天我沒法集中注意力,也沒有胃口。晚上我無法入睡。
all day:一天到晚,整天
【例句】He is a very lazy person, sleeping all day.
他非常懶惰,整天睡覺。
feel like:想要
【例句】Do you feel like going to a movie?
你想看電影嗎?