輕鬆學習英語口語句子(19)
1. 她冒犯的話真讓我感到厭惡。
【原句】Her offensive remarks really turned me off.
【解說】turn sb. off 表示“使某人厭惡/討厭，使某人失去興趣”。2. 我們原本預計能有三十人到場，結果有一半人都沒來。
【原句】We were expecting thirty people to come, but half of them never showed up.
【解說】show up 出席，露面。另外show sb. up則表示“令某人難堪，使某人丟臉”。3. 如果你打不通他電話，那應該嘗試給他發郵件。
【原句】If you're having trouble getting through, you should try e-mailing him.
【解說】get through (to sb.)的意思是to communicate with someone by telephone，電話打通。4. 每當家裏發生爭吵時，迪恩只會逃避現實。
【原句】When it comes to a family quarrel, Dean just buries his head in the sand.
【解說】bury one's head in the sand 是鴕鳥的一個習慣動作，鴕鳥愛把頭埋在沙堆裏，這樣就可以無視周圍發生的一切了。所以這個短語的意思就是“自欺欺人，拒絕承認不想接受的客觀現實”。5. 一起演奏了二十年後，樂隊成員終於決定解散了。
【原句】After playing together for 20 years, the band members have finally decided to call it a day.
【解說】call it a day 決定或同意暫時或永久停止（進行某事）6. 你休想拆我房子！
【原句】You will tear down my house over my dead body!
【解說】over my dead body 除非我死了，我死也不。表示強烈反對，竭盡全力來阻止一個計劃。7. 他認爲驅車100英里去看場新電影不足爲奇。
【原句】He thinks nothing of driving 100 miles to see a new movie.
【解說】think nothing of 不把……放在心裏，認爲……不足爲奇
