李華和Larry在夏威夷渡假。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)： pale in comparison和blown away。

LH: Larry, 我簡(jiǎn)直不能相信今天是我們?cè)谙耐牡淖詈笠惶炝耍≌嫔岵坏米摺?/p>

L: I know! I feel like we just got here, and now we already have to think about going back home.

LH: 所以我們得珍惜這最后一天，咱們來點(diǎn)刺激的，空中跳傘怎么樣？

L: Sky diving? Wow, that would be really crazy! All of our other activities would pale in comparison with sky diving.

LH: Pale in comparison? 什么意思？

L: You can say that something pales in comparison when it is much smaller or less significant than something else.

LH: 哦，pale in comparison就是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不如，遜色很多。你是說，和空中跳傘相比，我們?cè)谙耐耐鎯旱钠渌鼥|西就遜色多了，簡(jiǎn)直太沒勁了。

L: Exactly! Or for another example, I could say that John decided to accept a new job at a different company because his old salary paled in comparison with the one he was offered.

LH: 你是說， John跳槽到一家新公司，因?yàn)槿思医o他的薪水比原來公司的高得太多了。

L: Right! But I don't know about sky diving Lihua. It sounds really dangerous.

LH: 不用害怕! 你就是走在大馬路上，也可能摔跟頭啊！難道你因?yàn)閾?dān)心這個(gè)就不出門走路了？

L: True, but I think the danger of walking down the street pales in comparison to the danger of sky diving.

LH: 好吧。那咱們?nèi)プ鄙龣C(jī)好了，可以鳥瞰美麗的夏威夷!

L: I agree. I think the natural scenery back home pales in comparison with the incredible natural scenery here.

LH: 那當(dāng)然了! 不過，雖然夏威夷景色怡人，但物價(jià)也比其它地方貴。咱們坐直升機(jī)肯定得花好多錢。

L: You're right. The prices of things back home really pale in comparison with the prices in Hawaii.

LH: 但是咱們都來了，不去肯定會(huì)遺憾的!

L: I think you're right. Let's do it!

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LH: Larry, 怎么樣？這趟直升機(jī)之旅很棒吧？

L: Yeah, that was great!I was really blown away by how beautiful the natural scenery was.

LH: Blown away? 被風(fēng)吹走？你沒被吹走啊。

L: Actually Lihua, when you say that you were blown away by something, that means that you were really amazed.

LH: 哦，原來be blown away就是感到震驚的意思。你是說，咱們?cè)诳罩锌吹降拿谰皬氐鬃屇泐拷Y(jié)舌。

L: Right! Here is another example. When I went to the Sichuan restaurant, I knew that the food would be a little spicy. But I was really blown away by just how spicy it was!

LH: 哦，雖然你本來就知道四川菜辣，但直到真把川菜吃到嘴里后，才發(fā)現(xiàn)它們可比你想象的辣多了。對(duì)了，Larry， 那天咱們?nèi)メ烎~，我的垂釣技術(shù)有沒有讓你blown away, 對(duì)我刮目相看呢？

L: Lihua, I'm sorry to say that I was not blown away by your fishing skills. Just catching one big fish on your first try is beginner's luck.

LH: 抓到魚是我運(yùn)氣好？才不是呢！對(duì)了，我還聽人說過"blow their mind"這也是一個(gè)意思么？

L: Exactly. For example, I had seen pictures of the Grand Canyon in books. But when I finally went there, seeing it in person really blew my mind.

LH: 大峽谷的美景的確會(huì)讓人嘆為觀止! 對(duì)了，上次我做的麻婆豆腐也讓你驚艷了吧!

L: Absolutely! When I tasted your mapo tofu for the first time, it completely blew my mind. I couldn't believe how delicious it was.

LH: 你還挺會(huì)說話。對(duì)了，我們下午得早點(diǎn)出發(fā)去機(jī)場(chǎng)，別遇到堵車。

L: I know! I was blown away by how crowded the airport was when we landed.

LH: 不過比起紐約的交通，這里就算不錯(cuò)了。

L: Oh sure, the lines at the airport here pale in comparison to big US cities.

LH: 說到紐約，馬上就要回去了，又得上班了，真煩人。

L: Lihua, I have just one rule for going on vacation: never mention work!

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。個(gè)是pale in comparison, 表示不能比，遜色很多。另一個(gè)是blown away, 意思是大吃一驚。