习语系列第126期: 边购物边学英语

作者:Emily   发布时间:2019-12-25

边购物边学英语

背景音乐: https://www.bensound.com

因为公众号只能发布一条语音,所以我把shopping in English 和逐一讲解后边10个习语的音频和在一起了。

sales associates 导购

Greetings:

Can I help you with anything?

I am just looking around

I am Just taking a look around

If you have any questions, just let me know

Sure, thank you

Ask the sizing:

Would you have this coat in a medium?

Can I get a size up/down for this coat

log on to the system

Look for a fitting room:

Do you have a fitting room?

Where is your fitting room?

Can I get a fitting room?

I am taking these clothes

Find a brand:

Do you have/carry Nike?

Pay for it:

Did you find everything OK?

Everything is Great

Pay with/by card

pay with cash

十个习语:

common cause

英文释义:Common reasons

中文释义:共同原因,常见原因

例子:

知识点:predatory lending 掠夺性贷款 (掠夺性贷款是指以不了解信贷市场,且信用记录较低的购房者或借款者为目标,是一种有误导性或欺诈性的贷款行为。)

common ground

英文释义:Shared beliefs or interests, a foundation for mutual understanding

中文释义:共同之处

例子:

知识点:life hacks 生活窍门 build a relationship
build a Rolodexcommon ground
land a job, secure a client

compare notes

英文释义:Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something

中文释义:交流思想,交换经验

例子:

知识点:compare notes with sb; compare notes over google hangouts/phone; compare notes about sth;

confidence game

英文释义:A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

中文释义:骗局

例子:

知识点:swindle [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] n. 骗局 confidence adj. 骗得信任的confidence man?

contradiction in terms

英文释义:A statement that seems to contradict itself, with one part of it denying another. 

中文释义:自相矛盾的说法

例子:

知识点:oxymoron [ˌɑksiˈmɔˌrɑn] n. 矛盾修辞法

conventional wisdom

英文释义:A widely held belief on which most people act. 

中文释义:普遍的看法,传统观点

例子:

知识点:take sth with a grain of salt 对某事抱有怀疑的态度。

conversation piece

英文释义:An unusual object that arouses comment or interest

中文释义:(因不寻常而成为)话题谈资

例子:

cook the books

英文释义:Falsify a company’s financial records

中文释义:造假账

例子:

cook up

英文释义:Fabricate, concoct

中文释义:虚构

例子:

知识点:英语里边最难记的是 verb+preposition(phrase-verb), 像是 cook up, dress up, zip up, put on, throw on, take off, kick off, wear in, hang up…

cool as a cucumber

英文释义:Calm and composed, self-possessed

中文释义:镇定自若

例子:

知识点:这让我想起了几个和吃的东西有关的习语。像是:couch potato, go bananas, eye candy,spill the beans, bread and butter, apple of one’s eye, finger in every pie

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