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[英国] be in two minds 犹豫不决,拿不定主意
[美国] be of two minds
I'm in/of two minds whether or not to come. 要不要来我拿不定主意。
I'm in/of two minds whether or not to go. 要不要去我拿不定主意。
I was in/of two minds whether or not to come. 要不要来我拿不定主意。
I was in/of two minds whether or not to go. 要不要去我拿不定主意。
这个表达虽然是two minds,但是虚指,不一定是两个想法,可能是很多个想法之间在犹豫。
这个俚语可以追溯到16世纪早期,那时候开始就不一定是number two了,到18世纪,很多作家也会用到这个表达,像狄更斯在大卫科波菲尔里面说到 I was in twenty minds。
上节课我们学的 be in/of two minds 后面跟 whether or not,be in/of two minds 还经常后面跟 about something / doing something。
可能很多人都会遇到这种情况:我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
这句话要怎么说呢?
我对新工作犹豫不决
I'm of two minds about the new job
the new job 新工作
它(新工作)离家更近
It's much closer to home
it's = the new job is
much closer 更近的
much 副词,很,太,非常
closer 更近的,是 close近的 的比较级
但也没什么挑战
but also less challenging
less challenging 没那么有挑战性
less 更少的,更轻地,更差地
less + 多音节形容词,构成比较级
challenging 具有挑战性的,激励性的;挑衅的,挑起争议的
新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
整句话——
I'm of two minds about the new job. It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
请大家和我读三遍
I'm of two minds about the new job.
It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
I'm of two minds about the new job-it's much closer to home but also less challenging.