重點講解:
1. hang out
閑逛,逗留;
eg. I often used to hang out in supermarkets.
我過去經常在超市里逛個沒完 。
We can just hang out and have a good time.
我們可以只是閑逛一下,開開心 。
2. joke around
開玩笑;鬧著玩;
eg. John wanted to talk turkey, but Jane just wanted to joke around.
約翰想談正派事,可是簡只想鬧著玩 。
eg. If one of us can laugh and joke around, the angry mood lifts instantly.
如果有一個人能發出笑聲,開一開玩笑,憤怒的情緒便會立刻消散 。
3. play pool
打臺球;打桌球;
eg. Jay likes to play pool at the bar.
杰伊喜歡在那家酒吧打美式臺球 。
eg. Whether you can play pool well depends on your mentality and experience, so is giving a speech.
你是否能打好臺球取決于你的心態和經驗,演講也是一樣 。
4. start out
起初;開始;
eg. What started out as fun quickly became hard work.
起初好玩的事很快就變成了艱苦的工作 。
eg. The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
孩子開始時不太能辨別語言中的差別 。
adj. 模棱兩可的