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迷你對話

A: Ted is so scared by dogs that he shakes in his shoes whenever he sees one.

Ted非常害怕狗，他一見到狗，就會嚇得發抖。

B: The reason is that he once was bitten by a dog.

那是因為他曾經被狗咬過。

A: No wonder.

怪不得。

對話精講

第一、地道短語

shake in one’s shoes

1. 解詞釋義

該習語用來形容人哆嗦，顫抖的樣子，喻指人嚇得發抖。

2. 支持范例

He was shaking in his shoes as the large dog moved towards him.

當那只狗向他走來時，他嚇得直打哆嗦。

The thief shook in his shoes when he saw the policeman.

那個小偷看到警察，嚇得兩腿直打抖。

The thief shook in his shoes when he was caught in the act.

小偷作案時被當場抓住, 嚇得發抖。

He was shaking in his shoes at the thought of flying for the first time.

他想到這是他第一次乘飛機就嚇得要命。

第二、口語句型

1. Something is so+adj.+that+從句。

釋義：某物或某事如此......以至于......

范例：The workers did so well that he was pleased with them.

工人們干得很好，他對他們很滿意。

I was so busy here (that) I had no time to write a letter.

我在這里很忙，沒時間寫信。

2. No wonder+（that）+從句。

釋義：難怪......

范例：No wonder you were late--you ate your breakfast so slowly.

難怪你遲到——早飯吃得這么慢。

No wonder you can't find anybody here; they're all away at a meeting.

難怪找不到人, 都開會去了。

No wonder Byron fell for you. My God, you're pretty.

怪不得拜倫讓你迷住了。我的上帝，你可真漂亮。

No wonder he is not hungry ; he has been eating sweets all day.

難怪他不餓，他整天在吃糖果。