情景對話

A: You see, my brother is on-the-go all the time.

你看，我弟弟整天不在家。

B: Why don't you stop him?

為什么你們不阻止他呢？

A: My parents couldn't control him.

我父母管不了他。

B: You should have a try. Perhaps he will listen to you.

你應該試一試，也許他會聽你的話。

一， 詞海拾貝

on-the-go

exp. busy or occupied. （經(jīng)常不在家，經(jīng)常出去）

e.g. The expectation that you are always on-the-go prevents me from writing to you.

我認為你經(jīng)常不在家，所以沒有寫信給你。

e.g. I was disappointed at finding her on-the-go.

我發(fā)現(xiàn)她經(jīng)常不在家，感到很失望。

e.g. Their parents were on-the-go so the babysitter was in charge of the kids.

他們的父母很忙，經(jīng)常不在家，因此保姆負責照顧孩子們。

二， 語匯積累

have a try：試一試

e.g. I may be no good, but at least let me have a try.

我也許失敗，但至少得讓我去試試。

e.g. It doesn't matter we have a try.

我們試試也沒關系呀。

三， 口語短句

中：我管不了他。

譯：I cannot control him.