每日一句口语

Why don't you ask for a raise?

你为何不要求加薪？

讲解:

ask for表示“要求”。例：Did you ask for pineapple on the pizza?你要求在披萨上加凤梨了吗？

He's as likely to fight us as the Trojans.

他和特洛伊人一样想和我们作战。

讲解:

be likely to ,可能会做某事。例：He is likely to go to college for his further education.他可能会进入高校继续

Last I heard, he's heading towards here.

最新的消息是，他正在来这的路上。

讲解:

Head towards,前往某地，向某地进发。例：Always head towards the north.一路向北。

I would have followed you, my brother.

我原本应该追随你的，我的兄弟。

讲解:

Would have done,虚拟语气用法，表示原本应该，原本会的意思。例：I would have bought two pens if I knew you wanted one too.早知道你也要笔，我就会买两只了。

You two seemed to hit it off.

你们看上去很投缘。

讲解:

Hit it off with somebody,和某人相处融洽，相当于get on well with.例：Tom hits it off with Jack.汤姆和杰克关系很好。

I can give you advice, I'm great at advice.

我可以给你建议。我很擅长给建议。

讲解:

Great at sth.是从good at sth.转化来的，形容非常擅长做某事。例：My mother is great at cooking Italian food.我妈妈的意大利菜做得太好了。

She's exhausted from the day's work.

她工作了一天，累坏了。

讲解:

除了exhausted外另外两种表示累的说法。例1：He is dog-tired after coming back from the hiking.远足回来后他累极了。例2：He is worn out after a whole day's working.工作了一天，他筋疲力尽。

I'm just always suspicious of new people.

我对于不认识的人有戒心。

讲解:

Be suspicious of,对某事或某人持怀疑的态度。例：The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record..警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑，因为他已有前科。

I got the feeling I screwed up.

我感觉刚才我好像搞砸了。

讲解:

Screwed up,搞砸的意思。例：I think I screw up the test yesterday.我想昨天的考试我搞砸了

We all know him as a man of his word.

我们都知道他是一个有信用的人。

讲解:

A man of his word,一个遵守信用的人。Word有诺言的意思，相当于promise。

Darling,am I supposed to think you are serious?

亲爱的，你是认真的吗？

讲解:

be supposed to do sth.应该去做某事。例：Are you supposed to be in Australia now?你现在不是应该在澳大利亚吗？

Promise me now,and never let go of that promise.

答应我，千万别忘了。

讲解:

Let go of sth./sb.以及let sth./sb.go意思是放手，松手，放开。在上句中引申为放弃。例：Don't let go of your hands!别放开手。

Every once in a while,I see fear in your eyes.

我总是在你眼中看到恐惧。

讲解:

Once in a while指“不时地”，once a bluemoon则指“千载难逢的”。例：The fact is that,I see him once a bluemoon.事实上，我很难见到他。

I'm going to let you get away with that.

在这一点上我不会让你岔开话题的。

讲解:

get away with sth.指逃避责备，惩罚等，侥幸成功。例：David took the train without buying a ticket,and he got away with it.大卫搭火车不买票竟然会没事。

You must have formed some opinion of me.

你对我一定是有看法的。

讲解:

Must have done sth.对过去发生的事所做的判断或猜测，通常只在对说的内容的准确性把握比较大时使用。例：It must have cost him a lot to buy the eatate.他买下那套房子一定花了不少钱。

I don't mean to be rude.

我并非有意冒犯。

讲解:

mean to do sth.指刻意，故意做某事。例：Please forgive me.I didn't mean to offend you by saying that.请原谅，我那么说并不是有意要冒犯您。

We are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles.

飞机即将降临洛杉矶机场。

讲解:

Be about to do sth.意思是“即将，正要”做某事，相当于be going to do sth.例：He received the telegraph from his mother as he was about to start.他正