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Crazy English掌握英语发音的秘诀二
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发布日期:2004-10-11 我来说两句 信息来源:Crazy English
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Can I take a rain check?
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; L$ y' v1 p+ K& F5 s【发音秘诀】“Can-I”应该连读,“take-a”也应该连读。 0 s7 A5 `( B+ q I$ T, V$ W. h
# b8 J7 H# e" l \1 {# n2 y' C KA: Mary, I’ve just moved into my new house. I’d like you to drop by and see it tonight.
& V. ~, _, [( f! {1 mB: I’d really love to, but I can’t tonight. Can I take a rain check?
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8 K% J4 @3 f5 E, rA:玛莉,我刚搬进了新居。我想请你今晚过来看一看。
1 n! \3 V4 B t. G% uB:我真的很乐意去,但今天晚上我去不了。你能改天再请我吗? 0 p( V3 M/ `6 D' x. M
$ m1 T" J. E& j& R, ]; a1 h$ ]" SKim’s Note: This is a five star element. You will hear it very often in American English, but most Chinese students don’t know it. You can be different!
2 d- u i6 H# h( _2 p: T" l8 _% x4 v+ v这是一个五星级的口语要素。在美式英语中,你经常会听到它,但是,大部分中国学生都不知道它的意思。掌握了它,你将与众不同! ) \6 z: ~4 Y' R7 p/ Q
* D1 M; T4 A4 k8 p* gRain check是一个五星级的成语,美国人常用。这是本书的一个重点。 6 ^- a. x& n9 r* i3 o+ d9 r: [$ x& U
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“rain check”原指户外举行棒球之类的比赛或运动会时因下雨中止,由主办者向观众发出的“顺延入场券”。由此转用于比喻,意思是“以后有机会再领盛情”(指他人邀请吃饭等)。
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/ m0 L& r/ P" K- v& R我们很多英语学习者看到“rain check”就不知如何是好,这就是成语的威力所在,两个初中就学过的单词合在一起却与原意思相差十万八千里。 # \9 o3 U1 o. L/ I3 V" r7 f5 ~. F
为了让大家把这个令人苦恼的“rain check”掌握得更牢,在此,我们还特意为你准备了更多的对话,希望大家能够真正做到吃掉它(eat it!)、消化它(digest it!)把它变成你的终身财富!
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" @# g5 e, }: DA: I won’t have that coffee right now, but can I take a rain check on it? ; g; h* B! K$ G
B: Sure, anything you say.
/ w+ A$ G3 q5 LA:我现在不喝咖啡,我可以过一会儿再喝吗? - [0 X# X ?4 p: T* s2 r* K
B:当然可以,随你。 1 ^1 T6 g/ s- q- E
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A: Nancy, would you like to join me at the English corner tonight?
7 t& S ?& [( q4 X; T* tB: I’d love to. But I have a date tonight. Can I take a rain check?
9 _4 L0 a/ T, R# Q1 dA:南希,你今晚跟我去英语角好吗? , Q( n7 N" `5 K$ L" {% S; V, ^
B:我很想去。但今晚我有个约会。你能改天再约我吗? / c# l; I4 y; }8 j9 b% ]) N
, f& f2 {6 l7 Q: Z9 R! EA: Stone, I’d like to treat you to dinner this Saturday. 0 J- K+ w, a3 \5 X1 d# s% k( u4 W
B: Excellent! But I have to work an extra shift on Saturday. Can I take a rain check? ) h& s+ d! h$ M% q* W. N& D( X. H4 X
A:石头,我想这个星期六请你吃晚饭。 ( m, L* J( b. J6 p
B:好极啦!可是星期六我得加班。你能改天再请我吗? ( X" G! ^4 a- F; _
% C' i9 `! R; BA: Kim, my sister will be coming to Beijing next week. Why don’t you come over next Sunday to meet her? # D" ]5 }6 W3 ~
B: I wish I could. But I’m afraid I’ll be out on business by then. Can I take a rain check?
8 b/ y& N+ @3 j2 e0 x! rA:Kim,我妹妹下个星期到北京来。你何不星期天来见一见她? 9 t, a( i- s$ _( `9 @/ u+ w
B:但愿我能去。可是我担心那时我会出差。你能改天再请我吗? |
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