輕鬆學習英語口語句子(30)

1. 由於我總是忘記約會的事，我的女朋友很生氣。

【原句】My girlfriend is mad at me because I keep missing dates.
【解說】be mad at sb. = be angry with sb. 生某人的氣2. 誰也不能違反這些規則而不被處分。

【原句】No one can flout the rules and get away with it.
【解說】flout v. 蔑視，違抗；get away with (doing) sth. 不因（做）某事而受懲罰3. 看起來沒有人能解釋爲什麼同樣的問題會日復一日地出現。

【原句】No one seems able to explain why the same problems keep coming up day after day.
【解說】day after day 日復一日，也可以說"day in, day out"。例如：Day in, day out, all I ever do is work. 一天又一天，我每天都在工作。4. 廣告促使孩子們去買那些他們根本用不着的東西。

【原句】The commercials brainwash the kids into buying stuff they don't really need.
【解說】Brainwash是brain和wash這兩個單詞的組合，按照字面解釋就是“洗腦”，也就是在違背某人意願的情況下不斷地使他改變信念和行爲。總之，凡是利用一切機會和再三重復的手段來改變人們觀點的做法都是可以說是brainwash。5. 如果沒有受到環境的阻撓，她也許能夠實現自己的抱負。

【原句】She might have succeeded in her ambition if circumstances hadn't been in her way.
【解說】in someone's way 擋道的，妨礙的6. 沒有被隊伍選中讓她感覺很沮喪。

【原句】She felt blue about not being chosen for the team.
【解說】Blue 藍色，屬於低沉的冷色調，所以常常用來比喻低落憂鬱的情緒。所以feel blue就解釋爲心情悶悶不樂。7. 您來這兒是工作還是遊玩？

【原句】Are you here on business or for pleasure?
【解說】on business 爲了公事，出公差；for pleasure 爲了消遣