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上周周报推荐了一首歌《House Of Mirrors》。第一次听到这首歌,是因为看美剧《谍网》。当初看这部美剧是因为美剧名字有个谍字,故事场景设定在FBI新兵训练营。看完前几集,发现完全被骗了。此剧大篇幅讲述FBI的新芽子如何互撕,满满地偶像剧画风。我一点也不喜欢这部剧。
问题来了,我一点不喜欢这部剧,英语怎么说?地道的说法会涉及一个非常常见的单词thing,本期就谈谈thing这个单词的常见口语用法吧。
It’s really not my thing. 这个英语表达是不是有点出乎你的意料?
找对象的时候,可能说某个人不适合自己,不是自己的菜,地道口语的说法是He/her is not my type. 当谈到某个东西或者事情是你不喜欢的,你提不起兴趣的,你可以用sth. be(is/are) really not my thing。
这个表达大多数用否定形式,那么表达“很感兴趣,很喜欢,被……迷死了”的地道用法是什么呢?除了一般的I like it/am interested in,常用的是用be/get into sth.
“Genius” just does things to me.
“do things to sb.” 表示某某东西很震撼某人,很让某人感动。类似的一个常用的短语是:blow one’s mind.
iPhone 8 will blow your mind. iPhone 8会让你感到惊艳的。
Do your own thing. 走你自己的路/做自己最想做的事情(不管别人怎么看)
what with one thing and another,I lied to you.
one thing and another,直译是“一件事接着另一件事”,意译就是“种种原因”。
You wouldn’t figure it out. It’s a post-90s thing.
It’s a…thing,指只有特定圈子或者群体才懂的事情。
学了就要用,以下是练习题。
练习题:我一点也不喜欢做饭(用本文学到的英语知识翻译) ,答案直接在评论区留言即可。
chengongsc
2020-2021学年英语周报高一课标版第10期答案及试题(第十期),将发布在下图中,扫码即可查看! 21.According to the passage, the philosophy “two steps forward,one step back” means that ________ when meeting with a setback. A.we are supposed to quit and ignore the hard work B.we'd better think it over before making a decision C.we should stop to think before taking further action D.we are expected to look at things in an allround way 答案与解析:C作者认为很多事情都是按“进两步退一步”的模式发展的,所以遇到挫折时,要三思而后行,故选C。 22.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A.a performance B.a success C.a goal D.a project 答案与解析:D从第三段中的Instead of looking at your project as a disaster or failure, view it with success. Concentrate on how great it will feel after it is finally done, or after you have put your all into it.可知,作者建议我们不要把自己的计划(project)所遭遇的挫折看成是一种灾难或失败,而是站在成功的角度去看,精力集中在如果最终成功后结果会是如何的惬意上面。由此可以推断出,it指代前面的project,故选D。 23.When we suffer a setback, the most important thing to do is ________. A.to keep moving forward to your goals B.to depend on others' support and advice C.to sit back and reward yourself for your success D.to focus on a possible unsatisfactory performance 答案与解析:A由最后一段中的Above all, don't live with regrets...Keep reaching for your goals...再结合第三段的内容可知,遇到挫折要继续坚持自己的目标才是最重要的,故选A。 24.What is the passage mainly about? A.How to avoid the bumps. B.How to deal with the setbacks. C.Different attitudes to the setbacks. D.Different suggestions on your goals. 答案与解析:B作者告诉人们要正确看待人生中遇到的挫折,要学会战胜它,而不是放弃。