詞組講解:
1. turn back:(使)折回
eg. The danger is certainly a lion in the way; you can go ahead or turn back. Which will you do?
危險當然是可怕的障礙,你可以向前走,也可以向后轉,你愿意走哪條路?
2. be in the middle of something =be busy with sth 忙于某事
eg. If you're asked whether it's a good time to talk, you can be honest and say you're in the middle of something.
如果對方問你這時說話是否方便,你可以實話實說,稱自己在忙于某事。
3. help out: 幫助解決難題
eg. If people want to help out, what do you think they should do with their money if not make donations?
加入人們想要幫助,如果他們的錢不用來捐贈,你認為還可以用于哪些方面?
4. brush up against:碰及,遭遇
eg. As life move along the river, we will constantly inevitably brush up against both banks.
當生命沿著河流,我們將不斷不可避免擦到兩河岸。
5. step aside: 避開,退讓
Step aside and let me pass, barked the chauffeur.
“躲開,讓我過去”,那司機粗魯地喊道。
典型口語:
1. What're you gonna do?
你要干什么?
gonna =going to 在口語常做這樣的省略
2. You have no idea. 你們不知道。
有時別人問你意見,你不知道怎么回答,你可以直接說:No idea.