shudder (v.)
发抖,颤抖
A: I hate watching horror movies.
我讨厌看恐怖电影。
B: It makes me shudder to think about them.
想到它们就让我颤抖。
show off
卖弄,夸耀
in style
流行
A. How does one know what's in style?
要怎么知道什么最流行?
B. Just wear what you like to wear.
穿你想穿的就好了。
bulge (v.)
凸起,鼓起
fill me in
快告诉我
juicy (a.)
有趣的
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听力测试:
M: Linda! Didn't I tell you to turn off the TV and go to bed?
L: I don't see why I can't stay up. It's only ten.
M: I'm your mother and mother says to go to bed. That's why.
L: That doesn't make sense.
★ turn off = switch off「关掉」cf. turn
on; switch on「打开」
★ I don't see why ~ 或I can't see why ~ 「我不懂为什么~」的句式用于质问理由,带有无法信服的味道,也可以用understand来代替see。I
don't see why I should apologize to him.「我不懂为什么我必须跟他陪罪。」
★ make sense「有道理,讲得通」cf. 众人据以作出明智判断的「常理」英文称为common sense,众人皆知的「常识」英文称为common
knowledge。
听力挑战:
Denise: But they're famous. I'd love to be in their shoes!
Amanda:
To me, it's what's inside that's important, not what's outside.