2008-03-10 15:30:25 落葉之楓

【在生活中學習語言】Catch Flies 嘴巴張得開開的

 

Catch Flies 嘴巴張得開開的

 

對話
Trevor:Look at Shelly.
崔佛:你看雪莉。
Logan:She's fast asleep! I wonder if the teacher is going to notice.
洛根:她睡得真熟!不曉得老師會不會發現。
Trevor:I'm sure he will. She's totally catching flies.
崔佛:我保證會。她嘴巴張得那麼開,蒼蠅都快飛進去。
Logan:I wonder if she'll start to snore...
洛根:不知道她會不會開始打呼……
Trevor:Yep. There she goes.
崔佛:會吧。開始了。
Logan:So loud!
洛根:好大聲喔!
Trevor:Why isn't the teacher waking her up?
崔佛:老師為什麼不把她叫醒?
Logan:I think I know. Look at the teacher.
洛根:我想我知道原因。你看老師。
Trevor:Wow...
崔佛:哇……
Logan:Already dead to the world.
洛根:已經睡死了。
Trevor:Well, I guess I need to catch some Z's, too.
崔佛:嗯,我覺得我也需要補眠一下。

 

延伸學習
◎俚語精解
.catch flies 嘴巴張得開開的
catch是動詞,表「捕捉」,catch flies 字意是「抓蒼蠅」,其實是用來嘲笑別人「嘴巴張得開開的」,一副等著要抓蒼蠅和蚊子的模樣。
◎關鍵字詞
.wonder vt.想知道;納悶 & n.驚奇
*work wonders有奇效
例:I wonder if you would like to go to the concert with me on Sunday evening.(不曉得你星期天晚上要不要和我一起去聽演唱會?)
例:Because of his strange behavior, Paul's friends begin to wonder about his sanity.(因為保羅怪異的行為,他的朋友開始納悶他的精神是否正常。)
.snore vi 打鼾
例:My husband snores so loudly that I have to sleep in another room.(我老公打呼聲超大,大到我得在另一個房間睡覺。)
.be dead to the world 睡死了,睡得很熟
例:David is dead to the world. We'd better leave him.(大衛睡死了。我們最好不要吵他。)
.catch some Z's 小睡一下
= have forty winks
例:I'm going to catch some Z's before the class.(我要在上課前先小睡一下。)

 

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來源:蘋果日報
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