A: Oh, Mum, may I come home late tonight?
媽媽,今晚我要晚點回來。
B: Why?
為什么?
A: I’m going to the party at Jack’s home.
我要去參加杰克的派對。
B: Tom, I’ve told you not to keep company with Jack.
湯姆,我已經(jīng)告訴你不要和杰克來往。
A: I’m sorry, mum. This is the last time.
媽媽,對不起,這是最后一次。
地道表達:
keep company with
解詞釋義:
此處的company意為“交往,交際,陪伴”的意思,keep company with的意思為“和......結(jié)交,和......結(jié)伴”。
拓展講解:
跟此短語意思相同的還有keep sb’s company,in company of。
支持范例:
Eg. I refused to keep company with those bad boys.
我拒絕與那些壞孩子為伍。
Eg. She stayed at home to keep company with her younger sister.
她留在家里陪伴她妹妹。
Eg. We'd better to keep company with the true friends.
我們最好和對我們有幫助的朋友交往。
Eg. He is so arrogant that no one will keep company with him.
他很狂妄自大,誰也不愿意與他交往。
詞海拾貝:
1. go to the party:參加聚會
Eg. If I don't go to the party,I shall feel that I'm missing out.
如果我不去參加那個舞會,我就會感到失去享樂的機會。
Eg. I don't want to go to the party but I'd better put in an appearance, I suppose.
我不想?yún)⒓幽莻€聚會, 可是我最好還是要露一下面.
Eg. Mother let us go to the party, but when it came to staying overnight, she put her foot down firmly.
母親允許我們?nèi)⒓油頃? 但要說到過夜, 她可決不答應(yīng)。
Eg. Cinderella can't go to the party because she doesn't have beautiful clothes.
灰姑娘不能參加宴會,因為她沒有漂亮的衣服。
2. at one’s home:在某人家里
Eg. The man whom you met at my home is my music teacher .
你在我家遇到的那個人是我的音樂老師。
Eg. I'm going to host the party at my home.
我打算在家里舉行這次聚會。
Eg. I'm having a party at my home this Saturday night. Are you free?
周六晚上我家里要舉行聚會,你有空嗎?
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