迷你對話學地道口語第281期:安寧

迷你對話：

A: I cannot stay here any more minutes.

我無法在此多呆一分鐘。

B: What is wrong with you?

怎麼了？

A: Tom is making so much noise. I have not a bit of peace and quiet all evening.

湯姆鬧出很大的噪音，整個晚上我都無片刻安寧。

B: You can talk with him.

你可以找他談談呀。

地道表達：

peace and quiet：安寧

支持範例：

Tonight I want to have some peace and quiet.

今晚我想安安靜靜地休息一下。

Let’s enjoy a few hours of peace and quiet.

我們一起享受些安閒平靜的時刻吧。

I'm going to the library for some peace and quiet.

我要去圖書館找個和平與寧靜的地方。

What a fair treat to get into the peace and quiet of the country!

置身於安靜的鄉間多麼令人愉快啊！

詞海拾貝：

make noise：吵鬧叫嚷，發出噪音

範例：The teacher had just left the room when the boy started to make noise .

老師剛離開教室學生便開始吵鬧起來。

Don't make such a harsh noise. My ears are tingling.

別這樣刺耳地吵，我都震聾了。

Don't make any noise while others are reading.

在別人看書的時候不要吵鬧。

Don't make noise in the study, or father will get angry.

不要在書房裏製造噪音，否則父親會生氣。

2. a bit of：一點兒......

範例：I think she might have lost a bit of weight.

我想她體重可能減輕了一些。

I've a bit of headache. It's nothing much, though.

我有一點頭痛，不過並不厲害。

Don't rely on his memory, he's a bit of a dreamer.

不要相信他的記憶力－－他有點神不守舍的。

I think Richard has taken a bit of a shine to you.

我覺得理查德有點喜歡上你了。

3. all evening：整個晚上

範例：He sat in a corner and said nothing all evening.

他坐在角落裏, 整晚一句話也沒說。

She has been sewing all evening.

她整個晚上都在縫紉。

He sat there all evening like a great gowk.

整個晚上他都坐在那兒像一個大呆子一樣。

They left the baby at home, unattended all evening.

他們把那嬰兒留在家裏, 整晚無人照料。