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446 复习
That's a shame. 真可惜。真遗憾。
That's awful. 真糟糕。
That's terrible. 真糟糕。
同样的状况,我们还可以说:
What a pity!
① 真可怜!
pity 名词,同情,怜悯
② [主要在英国使用此意] 真遗憾!真可惜!
pity 遗憾,可惜
Poor you!
真可怜!
poor 可怜的;贫穷的,穷困的 <—> rich 富有的
Better luck next time.
下次好运。(第062课学过)
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What a pity!
Poor you!
Better luck next time.
加上上节课三句:
That's a shame. 真可惜。真遗憾。
That's awful. 真糟糕。
That's terrible. 真糟糕。
整理一下,对方不太严重的状况,我们可以说:
真可惜!真遗憾!
That's a shame.
What a pity! *英国英语
真糟糕!
That's awful.
That's terrible.
真可怜!
Poor you!
What a pity!
下次好运!
Better luck next time.
下面来个小测验,我说三句话,三个场景,请大家回应一下。(回应不是唯一的)
(1)
A:Tom and I broke up yesterday.
B:......
(2)
A:I'm sorry, but I have decided not to accept your offer.
B:......
(3)
A:I did the best I could, but I failed.
B:......
441~445 复习
I was so sorry to hear about your loss. 听到你家人/好友去世的消息,我非常难过。
I was so sorry to hear the sad news about your... 听到你……去世 的不幸消息我很难过。
I am writing to express my sincere condolences on the death of your... 我写信/信息来是为了对您……的去世表示诚挚的哀悼。
Please accept our deepest sympathies. 请接受我们最深切的悼念。
Your dad was such a lovely person. 你爸爸是个很可爱/很和善的人。
Your dad was always kind to me. 你爸爸一直对我很好。
I have so many wonderful memories of your dad. 我对你爸爸有很多美好的回忆。
It's never easy to lose a parent. 失去父母从来都不是一件容易的事。
I know how much ... meant to you. 我知道……对你有多重要。
I can't imagine how you must feel. 我无法想象你的感受/心情。
I'm really sorry to hear that. 听到这事我很难过。/ 很遗憾。
That really sucks. 真糟糕!
如果是再轻一些的状况,小的不幸事,可以说:
That's a shame.
真可惜。真遗憾。
shame 名词,可惜,遗憾
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That's a shame.
That's awful.
真糟糕。真让人不爽。
awful 糟糕的,令人极不愉快的,讨厌的,极坏的
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That's awful.
That's terrible.
真糟糕。真严重。
terrible 糟糕的,可怕的,严重的,(质量)低劣的
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That's terrible.
444复习
I know how much Peter meant to you. 我知道彼得对你有多重要。
It's never easy to lose a parent. 失去父母从来都不是一件容易的事。
同样情况还可以说:
I can't imagine how you must feel.
我无法想象你的心情/感受。
I can't imagine... 我无法想象……
imagine 动词,想象,设想
how you must feel 你的心情/感受(如何)
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I can't imagine how you must feel.
如果是对方是生病了,或者失去工作,考试没通过,情况,我们可以说:
I'm really sorry to hear that.
真遗憾。/ 听到这事我很难过。
* I'm really sorry to hear that.既可以用于对方的不幸的事情,也可以是对方告诉说另外朋友的不幸的事情。
如果我们和对方关系非常好,很熟,可以说:
That really sucks.
那真糟糕。
suck 动词,糟糕,令人厌恶(suck 还可以当“吸,吮吸,啜”)
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That really sucks.
I'm really sorry to hear that.
443 复习
Your dad was such a lovely person. 你爸爸是个很可爱/很和善的人。
Your dad was always kind to me. 你爸爸一直对我很好。
I have so many wonderful memories of your dad. 我对你爸爸有很多美好的回忆。
如果去世的人我们不直接认识,可以说:
I know how much Peter meant to you.
我知道彼得对你有多重要。
I know... 我知道……
how much Peter meant to you 彼得对你有多重要
meant 原形是mean,动词,意思是,意味着;对……有意义,对……有重要影响
to you 对你(来说)
* mean 作“对…重要,对…有意义”时常常和 to someone 一起用,对(某人)有意义/很重要。Mean a lot to you 对你很重要,mean a lot to me 对我很重要。
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I know how much Peter meant to you.
It's never easy to lose a parent.
失去父母从来都不是一件容易的事。
It's never easy to... ……从来都不容易,……从来都不是一件容易的事(It's easy to... ……很容易)
lose a parent 失去父母(parent 父亲;母亲)
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It's never easy to...
It's never easy to lose a parent.
442 复习
I am writing to express my sincere condolences on the death of your... 我写信/信息来是为了对您……的去世表示诚挚的哀悼。
Please accept our deepest sympathies. 请接受我们最深切的悼念。
如果是比较亲近的人去世,通常说一些怀念故人的话,比如朋友的父亲去世,可以说:
Your dad was such a lovely person.
你爸爸是个很可爱/很和善的人。
such 这么(用于名词或名词短语前表示强调)
lovely 和善的,友善的,和蔼的,美丽的,愉快的,美好的,可爱的
Your dad was always kind to me.
你爸爸一直对我很好。
be kind to 对(某人)好(和 be nice to 很像,有时可以互换)
kind 宽容的,体贴的,善良的
I have so many wonderful memories of your dad.
我对你爸爸有很多美好的回忆。
so 很,非常,这么,那么
many 许多,很多(经常和程度副词 so, too 一起用)
wonderful 美好的,精彩的,非凡的,极好的
memories(单数是memory)回忆
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Your dad was such a lovely person.
Your dad was always kind to me.
I have so many wonderful memories of your dad.
441 复习
避免直接使用 death 或 die,而是用 loss 或 sad news。
I was so sorry to hear about your loss. 听到你家人/好友去世的消息,我非常难过。
I was so sorry to hear the sad news about (your sister). 听到(你姐姐)的不幸消息我很难过。
这节课学两句非常正式的表达哀悼的句子,通常不是对很亲近的朋友,比如给有工作关系的人。
第一句是写的,文字形式的,不是说出来,比如写悼念信息,悼念卡等。
I am writing to express my sincere condolences on the death of your (wife/husband/son/grandmother, etc.).
我写信来是为了对您(妻子/丈夫/儿子/祖母等)的去世表示诚挚的哀悼。
I am writing to...我写信来是为了……
express 动词,表达(express my feeling 表达我的感受)
my sincere condolences 我诚挚的哀悼
sincere 形容词,诚挚的,真诚的
condolences 名词,吊唁,哀悼
on the death of ……的去世
Please accept our deepest sympathies.
请接受我们最深切的悼念。
accept 动词,接受
deepest 最深的,最深切的(deep 深的;深切的;低沉的)
sympathies(单数是sympathy)同情,慰问,吊唁,吊慰
436~440 复习
rise to the occasion/challenge (成功)应对挑战和困难,欣然应战,挺身而出,临危不乱
He rose to the occasion and led the team to victory. 他应对挑战,带领球队取得了胜利。
raise your game 提高水平,努力改进,改善表现
You have to raise your game. 你必须要提高你的水平。
hit the ground running 立刻开展工作,一举成功
We need someone who is fully trained and can hit the ground running. 我们需要一个受过全面培训可以立即开始工作的人。
bridge the gap 消除差异,弥补隔阂
bridge the gap between rich and poor 消除贫富差距
bridge the gap between people who do not speak the same language 消除说不同语言的人们之间的鸿沟
这节课开始我们一些表示同情、慰问的表达,当我们认识的人经历了疾病、家人去世、失去工作等痛苦、失落的事,我们要怎么说呢。
如果对方有亲友去世,(表示哀悼)通常会避免直接使用 death 或 die,而是用 loss 或 sad news。
death 名词,死,死亡
die 动词,死,死亡,过世
loss 名词,失去;去世,死亡
sad news 不幸的消息(sad 难过的,悲伤的,不行的)
I was so sorry to hear about your loss.
听到你家人/好友去世的消息,我非常难过。
hear about 听说
I was so sorry to hear the sad news about (your sister/your father/...).
听到(你姐姐/父亲/...)的不幸消息我很难过。
请大家跟我读
I was so sorry to hear about your loss.
I was so sorry to hear the sad news about (your sister).
439 复习
hit the ground running 一举成功,立刻开展工作
We need someone who can hit the ground running. 我们需要一个可以立刻开始工作的人。
We need someone who is fully trained and can hit the ground running. 我们需要一个受过全面培训可以立即开始工作的人。
bridge the gap
消除差异,弥补隔阂
bridge 动词,减小……之间的差异;在……上架桥(bridge,作名词意思是“桥”)
gap 差距,分歧,隔阂;(空间上)缺口,裂口;(时间上)间断,间隙
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bridge the gap
社会新闻版上,常会消除贫富差距,我们来学一下怎么说:
贫 poor
富 rich
……之间 between...and...
贫富之间 between rich and poor
消除贫富(之间的)差距
bridge the gap between rich and poor
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bridge the gap between rich and poor
消除A和B之间的差异/隔阂
bridge the gap between A and B
bridge the gap between people who do not speak the same language
people who do not speak the same language 不说相同语言的人们—>说不同语言的人们
speak the same language 说相同的语言
language 语言
消除说不同语言的人之间的鸿沟
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bridge the gap between people who do not speak the same language
438 复习
raise your game 提高水平,努力改进,改善表现
You have to raise your game. 你必须要提高你的水平。
hit the ground running
一举成功,雷厉风行,立刻开展工作
hit 动词,打,敲击,碰撞;打击;到达
ground 地,地面;土地
running 的原形是 run,跑,奔跑;移动,行动,行进
根据《纽约时报》专栏作家威廉·萨菲尔(William Safire)的说法,有人认为这个表达的来源是二战时伞兵从飞机上跳下来,降落伞一着地(落到敌区)就立即开始running,开始奔跑,开始行动,尽早抓紧机会,完成任务。也有说法是偷渡者在货运列车靠近车站时跳车以免被抓到。
做某件事从一开始就投入所有精力,非常热情、积极、高效,而且很快会成功,就可以用hit the ground running。
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hit the ground running
现在很多用人单位希望招来的员工来了立刻就可以上手工作,就可以说:
We need someone who can hit the ground running.
我们需要一个可以立刻开始工作的人。
need 需要
can 能够,可以
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We need someone who can hit the ground running.
下面把这句话拓展一下,请大家酌情学习。
We need someone who is fully trained and can hit the ground running.
is(be) fully trained 被全面培训过的,受过全面培训的,训练有素的
train 训练,培训
fully 完全地,全部地,充分地,尽可能地
我们需要一个受过全面培训并且可以立刻开始工作的人。
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We need someone who is fully trained and can hit the ground running.
再复习一下 hit
第375课谈论朋友 hit it off 一见如故,合得来,相处得好
第090课学过 hit the jackpot(jackpot 打牌累积赌注,累积奖金)发了大财,中了大奖,运气特别好,获得巨大成功
437 复习
He rose to the occasion and led the team to victory. 他应对挑战发挥出色,带领球队取得了胜利。
rise to the occasion = rise to the challenge(成功)应对挑战,临危不乱
raise your game
提高你的水平,努力改进,改善表现
raise 动词,提高,改善,增加;举起,抬起,提起
game (一项)运动,比赛;游戏
Raise your game (不仅是体育)各个方面都可以用,比如提高工作的业务水平,提高英语水平,提高做饭水平等。
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raise your game
你必须要提高你的水平。
You have to raise your game.
他必须要提高水平。
He has to raise his game.
他们必须要提高水平。
They have to raise their game. *注意:game不加s
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You have to raise your game.
He has to raise his game.
They have to raise their game.
下面来讲解一下单词~
① raise 和 rise
“提高,升高”
raise 及物动词,后面加宾语,raise your game, raise your hand(举手),your game,your hand是宾语
rise 不及物动词,不加宾语。rise to the occasion/challenge,to 是介词,不是宾语
② game
“比赛”除了 game,还可以说?—— match
奥运会用是 match 还是 game?
奥林匹克运动会 Olympic Games
再复习一下 match 另外的一个意思 “相配,搭配”
match 动词,和……相配(颜色,设计)
他们不搭配。They don't match.
这个意思 match 也可以做名词“相配的人或物”
完美搭配 a perfect match
match 还可以当“对手,敌手,旗鼓相当的人(或物)”
no match for 根本不是……的对手,根本比不上
(第095~096课学过)
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