口语

派对

  • a special occasion 特殊场合
  • to set a date 确定日期
    • Have you set a date yet? 你们定好日期了吗？
  • a venue 派对场地
    • I’m trying to find the right venue for my birthday party. 我正试着找个合适的场地来举办我的生日派对呢。
  • Is the dress code smart or casual? 着装规范要求讲究一些还是休闲一些？
  • to bring a plus one 携伴、携带一个同伴
  • catering 餐饮服务
  • to propose a toast 敬酒、提议祝酒
  • Sounds good, what’s the occasion? 听起来不错，要庆祝什么日子？

新概念 2 L24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸（结果可能更糟）

词汇

  • manager n. 经理
    • boss
    • director 主管
    • CEO
    • president 董事长
  • upset v. 打翻
    • a. 烦的，心烦意乱的（set-set-set）
      I am too upset to talk to anybody!
    • be upset about
  • sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ a. 同情的
    • a sympathetic look 同情的目光
    • be sympathetic to/with sb.
  • complain v. 抱怨
    • You’re always complaining.
    • complain to sb.
    • complain about sth.
      • complain about my salary
    • complain to sb. about sth.
  • wicked a. 缺德的，邪恶的
    • That was very wicked of you!
    • a wicked witch /wɪtʃ/ 邪恶的女巫
  • contain v. 包含，容纳
    • container n. 容器
    • content n. 内容，包含物
  • honesty n. 诚实
    • honest a.
    • dishonest a.

原文

I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down. I had just lost ￡ 50 and I felt very upset. ‘I left the money in my room, ’I said, ‘and it’s not there now. ’ The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. ‘ Everyone’s losing money these days,’ he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained ￡ 50. ‘I found this outside this gentleman’s room, ’ she said. ‘Well, ’ I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world!’

参考译文：

我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。我刚刚丢了 50 英镑，感到非常烦恼。“我把钱放在房间里，”我说，“可现在没有了。”经理深表同情，但却无能为力。“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在了他桌上。它里面装着 50 英镑。“这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，”她说。“是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”

  • could do nothing 可以补全为 could do nothing about it

    • 关于此事他什么忙也帮不上
    • Is there anything I can do for you? 我能给您做点什么吗？

  • There be 句型，就近原则

    • There is some money in the wallet.（money 不可数）
    • There is a book and two pens on the desk.
    • There are some cards in Jim’s bag.