英语口语表达
重新认识已知词汇
1.Leave
Leave the door open. Not: Don't close the door 别关门。
Just leave it as it is. Not: Maintain its original form 维持原状吧。
The lockdown leaves streets empty and markets closed. 封城使街道变得空荡荡,市场也都关闭了。
Kobe Bryant`s unexpected death leaves the world grieving. (ABC News) Not: Kobe Bryant`s unexpected death makes the whole world fall into grief. 科比的离世让全世界陷入巨大的悲痛。
2.Contain
包含、容纳、控制...蔓延、抑制
I just couldn`t contain myself. 我控制不住我自己。
3.Positive
积极的,阳性的
4.Patient
耐心的,病人
乾坤大挪移记单词,词性转换
1.empty
adj 空的,v 腾空,变空
Coronavirus empties the world`s busiest spaces. 新冠疫情腾空了世界上曾经最熙熙攘攘的地方。
The customer empties shelves in the store after being asked to wear a mask. 在被要求带口罩后,顾客抢空了超市的货架。
I empty out my pockets but could not find it. 我所有的兜都掏了个遍,还是没找着。
2.matter
n 问题,事情,v 要紧,很重要
All that matters is to be happy.
做人呢,最重要的就是开心。
3.Wet
adj 湿的,v 弄湿
China record floods wet feet of Leshan Giant Buddha. 中国有记录以来最大的洪水莫过了乐山大佛的脚面。
wet the bed 尿床
wet oneself/ wet one`s pants 尿裤子
I laughed so hard, I almost wet myself! 我都笑尿了
1+1>2 灵活构词
QR(quick response) code 二维码;health QR code 健康码
street economy 地摊经济;fan economy 粉丝经济
talk show 访谈节目
ice-covered road 冰雪路面
snow-covered mountains 雪山
self-employed designer 自己单干的设计师
Li Keqiang visited the flood-stricken city this week. 李克强总理本周走访了洪水受灾城市。
Community works and volunteers deliver food and supplies to flood-affected residents after heavy rains. 暴雨过后,社工和志愿者为受洪水影响的居民送去物资。
开口卡壳
中英思维差异 —> 转码受阻 —> 卡壳空白
1.运用名词性从句稀释信息
What you possess is what we used to yearn for —— the freedom of choice. 你们拥有了我们曾经梦寐以求的权利 —— 选择的权力
Do what you think is right. Doing what feels good, what`s convenient, what`s easy, that`s how little kids think. 做你认为正确的事。做那些感觉好的、方便的、简单的事,那是小孩子的想法。
I don't think you should do just what makes you happy. I think you should do what makes you great. 我认为你不应该只做让自己开心的事,而应做让自己变好的事。
Qingdao shows again how seriously China takes the virus. 青岛再次显示了中国对新冠病毒的重视程度。
America is a place where anything can happen. 在美国这片土地上,任何事都可能发生。
One of them is 27-year-old Li Jiaqi, whose maverick (与众不同的/different) sales technique has won him the nickname 'Lipstick Brother No.1'. 其中一位是现年27岁、因与众不同的带货技巧获得“口红一哥”称号的李佳琦。
I always tell people that to know President Trump is to know someone whose word is his bond. 我总跟别人说,认识特朗普总统就等于认识一个言而有信的人。—— 彭斯
He is a sharp-witted man who always speaks his mind. 他是个思维敏捷的人,说话从不拐弯抹角。
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. 一个人清楚自己去哪,全世界都会给他让路。
2020 is a remarkable(special) year for all of us. It has definitely changed the world.
2020是不平凡的一年,可以说是改变世界的一年。在最初的几个月,新关疫情给大家的生活按下了暂停键,我们出不了,见不到亲人、朋友。它彻底改变了我们的生活方式,也带给我一些思考。