Odie的英语课

Odie的英语课

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  • Odie的英语课 677 Choosing things 7

    676 复习

    handpick 动词,手工采摘,手工挑选;亲自挑选,精心挑选(人)

    handpick strawberries 手工采摘/挑选草莓

    handpick grapes 手工采摘/挑选葡萄

    The boss handpicked his assistant. 老板亲自挑选他的助理。

    handpicked 形容词,手工采摘的,手工挑选的;亲自挑选的,精心挑选的(人)

    a box of handpicked strawberries 一盒手工采摘/挑选的草莓

    a handpicked assistant 亲自挑选的/精心挑选的助理


    pick(从树或植物上)采,摘

    从树上 from/off the trees

    果实 fruit

    从树上摘果实 

    pick the fruit from/off the trees

    *如果是从某一棵树上摘就用the tree,不用复数the trees。


    问:既然有“手工摘handpick”,那有没有“机器摘machinepick”这样的词呢?

    答:没有的。如果要说机器摘果实,就用machine(机器)做主语:

    Machines pick the fruit from/off the trees. 

    机器把果实从树上摘下来。


    再练习一个~

    摘樱桃

    樱桃单数cherry,复数cherries

    摘樱桃—> pick cherries

    摘新鲜的樱桃—> pick fresh cherries 

    手工摘新鲜的樱桃—> handpick fresh cherries 


    cherry-pick

    动词,仔细挑选,挑选(最好的),挑选(最有利的)

    cherry-pick的宾语可以是人,也可以是事物。


    cherry-pick the best routes 

    选择最好的路线

    route(s) 路线


    cherry-pick the best players

    选择最好的运动员

    player(s) 运动员


    7 min
  • Odie的英语课 676 Choosing things 6

    671~675 复习

    选择,挑选

    choose 动词;choice 名词

    pick 动词,名词


    Choose a book. 选一本书。

    It's hard to choose. 很难选择。


    Pick a card. 挑一张卡(牌)。

    My sister was picked for the Olympic team. 我姐姐曾入选奥运代表队。


    pick and choose 挑挑拣拣,挑三拣四,精挑细选

    You cannot pick and choose. 你不要挑挑拣拣的。你不能挑三拣四。


    have/take one's pick of something 任意挑选……,自由选择……

    Take your pick. 随你选。任你选。

    The theater was quite empty so we had our pick of seats. 剧场很空,所以我们可以自由选座位。

    You can have your pick of any seat(s).你(们)可以选择任何座位。


    handpick

    动词,[美国英语] 手工挑选,手摘的;亲自挑选,精心挑选,精挑细选(人)

    pick 除了“挑选”,还有个意思是(从树或植物上)采,摘



    handpick fresh strawberries(fresh 新鲜的)

    手工采摘/挑选新鲜的草莓

    handpick fresh grapes

    手工采摘/挑选新鲜的葡萄


    The boss handpicked his assistant.

    老板亲自挑选他的助理。

    assistant 助理,助手


    handpicked

    形容词,手工挑选,手工采摘的;精心挑选的(人)


    a box of handpicked strawberries

    一盒手工采摘(挑选)的草莓


    a handpicked assistant

    亲自挑选的/精心挑选的助理


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 675 Choosing things 5

    674 复习
    Take your pick. 随意选。你都可以选。
    There's ham, cheese or egg sandwiches. Take your pick! 有火腿、芝士、鸡蛋三明治。随你选。
    We've got 45 flavours. Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry—take your pick. 我们有45种口味,香草、巧克力、草莓,你都可以选。


    have/take one's pick of something
    任意挑选……,自由选择……


    比如,去看演出、电影,座位不固定,去得早或者没什么观众,剧场很空,我们可以任意挑选座位,就可以用这个表达说:
    have our pick of seats
    自由/任意选择座位
    seat 座位

    加上主语,加上时态(过去时)
    We had our pick of seats.
    我们任意选择座位。

    前面加上
    剧场很空 the theater was quite empty
    theater 剧场,剧院(美国拼写theater,英国拼写theatre)(电影院美国说movie theater,英国说cinema)
    quite 很,非常,相当
    empty 空的
    —>
    The theater was quite empty so we had our pick of seats.
    剧场很空,所以我们可以自由选座位。

    再举个例子,Mike最近发了大财,要买辆新车,我和他说:
    You can have your pick of any car.
    你可以选任何一辆车。

    6 min
  • Odie的英语课 674 Choosing things 4

    673 复习
    pick and choose 挑挑拣拣,挑三拣四,精挑细选
    You cannot pick and choose. 你不能挑三拣四。你不要挑挑拣拣的。
    You must take what you are given. 给你什么你就拿什么。

    Pick也可以作名词,挑选,选择。

    Take your pick.
    随意选。任你选。你都可以选。

    请大家和我读三遍
    Take your pick.

    sandwich 三明治
    There's ham, cheese or egg sandwiches. Take your pick!
    有火腿、奶酪(芝士)、鸡蛋三明治。随你选。
    *在日常非正式对话中,会看到there's后面加复数名词,符合标准语法应该是there are+复数名词。

    We've got 45 flavo(u)rs. Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry—take your pick.
    我们有45种口味,香草、巧克力、草莓(等等),都可以选。
    flavo(u)r 味道,口味,风味(英国拼写flavour,美国拼写flavor)
    vanilla 香草

    Choose的名词是choice 选择,ce的发音是/s/。

    7 min
  • Odie的英语课 673 Choosing things 3

    672 复习

    pick 挑选,选择

    Pick a card. 挑一张卡(牌)。也可以说 Choose a card.

    Pick a card from the pack. 从这副牌中挑出一张。

    My sister was picked for the Olympic team. 我姐姐曾入选奥运代表队。

    I was never picked for the school team. 我从未入选校队。


    pick and choose

    挑挑拣拣,挑三拣四,精挑细选

    *这个表达常用于贬义


    请大家和我读三遍

    pick and choose


    You cannot pick and choose.

    你不能挑三拣四。你不要挑挑拣拣的。


    You must take what you are given.

    给你什么你就拿什么。

    what you are given 你被给什么—>给你什么

    (你没有挑选/挑挑拣拣的余地,你只能拿给你的。)


    两句连在一起

    You cannot pick and choose. You must take what you are given. 

    你不能挑三拣四。给你什么你拿什么。


    6 min
  • Odie的英语课 672 Choosing things 2

    671 复习

    choose 选择,挑选,选取,选中

    Choose a book. 选一本书。(熟人之间的用语,祈使句)

    It's hard to choose. 很难选择。

    Which book did you choose? 你选了哪本书?

    Danny, come here and choose your ice cream. 丹尼,过来挑你喜欢的冰激凌。


    这节课我们来学choose的同义词

    pick 挑选,选择


    Pick a card.

    挑一张卡(牌)。


    Pick a card from the pack.

    从这副牌中挑出一张。

    pack 一副(纸牌);一套,一组,一批,一包


    请大家和我读

    Pick a card.

    Pick a card from the pack.


    再来一句被动句 — be picked 被选择,被挑选

    My sister was picked for the Olympic team.

    我的姐姐曾入选奥运代表队。

    the Olympic team 奥运代表队(Olympic 奥林匹克的;team 队伍,团队)


    I was never picked for the school team.

    我从未入选校队。

    never 从未,从不

    the school team 校队


    6 min
  • Odie的英语课 671 Choosing things 1

    666~670 复习

    把 thank you 整体当成一个名词:

    a big thank you 非常感谢,衷心感谢

    a thank-you letter 一份感谢信

    a thank-you message 一条感谢信息


    thank 作动词,前面有主语,后面有宾语:

    I thank you for your advice. 我感谢您的建议。(非常正式)

    He thanked me for taking him home. 他感谢我送他回家。


    不客气。

    You're welcome.(更正式)

    Not at all.

    No problem.

    请回应:

    A: Thanks for the flowers. You shouldn't have. 

    B: ......


    谢天谢地 thank God,thank goodness,thank heaven(s) 等等

    Oh, there's my phone. Thank God. 噢,我的手机在那儿。谢天谢地。

    Thank God you're home! 谢天谢地你回来了!

    I made it to the bus stop just in time, thank goodness. 我及时赶到了公共汽车站,真是谢天谢地。


    thanks to 由于,因为,幸亏  

    Thanks to cancer research, John is now fit and well. 多亏了癌症研究,约翰现在身体很健康。

    The baby is awake thanks to you and your shouting. 都怪你大喊大叫,把孩子吵醒了。

    * thanks to 写的时候更多用


    现在学一个新的系列,关于“选择,挑选”——


    choose 选择,挑选,选取,选中

    发音注意:s的发音是/z/(不是/s/) 

    choose后面可以带宾语也可以不带宾语


    Danny, come here and choose your ice cream.

    丹尼,过来挑你喜欢的冰激凌。

    这句里choose是及物动词,后面带宾语your ice cream。


    假设我们是关系好的朋友,一起去图书馆,我和你说:

    Choose a book.

    选一本书。

    这句里choose也是及物动词,后面带宾语。


    但是书太多了,很难选,你说:

    It's hard to choose.

    很难选择。

    it's hard to... 难于(做)…,很难(做)…(hard 困难的,艰难的)

    这句里choose是不及物动词,后面没有宾语。


    你选完之后,我问你:

    Which book did you choose?

    你选了哪本书?


    请思考一下

    How to choose a good book?

    如何选择一本好书?


    7 min
  • Odie的英语课 670 Thank you and thanks 11

    669 复习
    Oh, there's my phone. Thank God. 噢,我的手机在那儿。谢天谢地。
    Thank God you're home! 谢天谢地你回来了!
    I made it to the bus stop just in time, thank goodness. 我及时赶到了公共汽车站,真是谢天谢地。
    I made it to... just in time 我及时赶到了……

    thanks to + 名词(某人/某事/某物)
    由于,因为,幸亏

    Thanks to cancer research, John is now fit and well.
    多亏了癌症研究,约翰现在身体很健康。
    cancer research 癌症研究(cancer 癌,癌症;research 研究,调查,探索)
    fit 健康的,健壮的 = healthy
    well 健康的

    请大家和我读三遍
    Thanks to cancer research, John is now fit and well.

    The baby is awake thanks to you and your shouting.
    都怪你大喊大叫,把孩子都吵醒了。
    awake 形容词,醒着的
    shouting 名词,喊叫,喊声


    请大家和我读三遍
    The baby is awake thanks to you and your shouting.


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 669 Thank you and thanks 10

    668 复习

    A: Thanks for the flowers. You shouldn't have. 谢谢你送的花。真是太客气了。

    B: You're welcome. 不客气。

    A: Thank you for fixing the internet connection. 谢谢你修好了网络。

    B: No problem. 不客气。


    thank God

    谢天谢地

    God 上帝,神

    相同意思也会说 thank goodness,thank heaven,thank heavens,等等

    goodness 天哪,哎呀

    heaven 天国,天堂

    heavens 天呐!


    thank God

    thank goodness

    thank heaven

    thank heavens

    谢天谢地


    Oh, there's my phone. Thank God.

    噢,我的手机在那儿。谢天谢地。

    phone 电话,手机


    Thank God you're home! 

    谢天谢地你回来了!


    请大家和我各读三遍

    Oh, there's my phone. Thank God.

    Thank God you're home! 


    I made it to the bus stop just in time, thank goodness.

    我及时赶到了公共汽车站,真是谢天谢地。

    I made it to the bus stop just in time 我及时赶到了公共汽车站(the bus stop 公共汽车站)

    I made it to... just in time 我及时赶到……

    I made it to... 我赶到……,我到达……(make 赶到,到达)

    in time 及时

    —> 火车站 the train station

    I made it to the train station just in time. 我及时赶到了火车站。

    机场 the airport

    I made it to the airport just in time. 我及时赶到了机场。


    请大家和我读三遍

    I made it to the bus stop just in time, thank goodness.


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 668 Thank you and thanks 9

    667 复习

    He thanked me for taking him home. 他感谢我送他回家。

    I thank you for your advice. 我感谢您的建议。(很正式)


    I'd like to thank everyone for listening to my English program. 感谢大家收听我的英语节目。


    别人和我们说了thank you或thanks,我们要如何回应呢?

    不客气。

    You're welcome.(更正式)

    Not at all.

    No problem.


    请大家和我读三遍

    You're welcome.

    Not at all.

    No problem.


    注意:①英语语境中,“不客气”不会说Please.

    ②中文里,对方说谢谢,我们有时会说“没事儿”,但英文不会回应说Nothing.


    A: Thanks for the flowers. You shouldn't have.

    B: You're welcome.

    A: 谢谢你的花。你真是太客气了。

    B: 不客气。


    请大家和我各读三遍

    A: Thanks for the flowers. You shouldn't have.

    B: You're welcome.


    A: Thank you for fixing the internet connection.

    B: No problem.

    A: 谢谢你修好了网络。

    B: 不客气。

    fix 维修,修理,修补

    the internet connection 网络连接(internet互联网,connection 连接,联系,接头)


    请大家和我读三遍

    A: Thank you for fixing the internet connection.

    B: No problem.


    8 min

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