臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是:
I don't see why I have to put the utensils face down. Because when they're sticking up like that, if someone trips and falls, they're going to impale themselves and die. That's literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
我不了解為什么我必須要把這些餐具的頭朝下擺。因為它們如果像現在這樣頭朝上、突出來,萬一有人絆倒、跌到這里,他們就會被刺死。這實在是我聽過最蠢的事。
學習重點:
1.utensil 器皿,用具
utensil (n.) 器皿,用具
utilitarian (adj.) 功利主義的;實用的
2.stick 刺;戮
stick (v.) 刺;戮
sting (v.) 刺,螫,叮
3.trip 把…絆倒
trip (v.) 把…絆倒
strip (v.) 剝,剝去
4.impale (以尖物) 刺穿
impale (v.) (以尖物) 刺穿
impair (v.) 削弱;損害
5.literally 確實地、照字面地
literally (adv.) 確實地、照字面地
literary (adj.) 文學的