第一、迷你對話
A: I don’t know why bucks have such a great charm that a great many people are after nothing else.
我真不知道為何錢有這么大的吸引力,許多人為了追求它,其余的什么不要了。
B: They want to be filthy with dough and think it the only source of their happiness.
他們一心專在錢眼子里,認為這才是幸福的源泉。
A: But many rich guys don’t think they are truly happy. There is always some empty feeling deep inside them.
但是有錢人并不認為自己幸福,他們內(nèi)心深處總會有種空落落的感覺。
第二、 對話精講
1 核心地道表達
【核心短語】be filthy with dough
【解詞釋義】dough在美國俚語中的意思是“金錢”。Filthy在這里在這里是表示說話者的不贊成,是反義詞。
【典型例句1】He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was filthy with dough.
他裝做很有錢的樣子,從而騙得她和他結(jié)了婚。
【典型例句2】A single woman who is filthy with dough is always respectable.
一個很有錢的獨身女子,總是很令人敬重的。
【典型例句3】I am filthy with dough and will pay him well.
我有錢,會很好酬報他的。
【典型例句4】With all his conceit and extravagance he is not filthy with dough . I fancy, as he affects to be.
他盡管很神氣,愛講排場,但我覺得他并不象他裝的那么有錢。
第二、 句海拾貝
1. Somebody has a charm that...
【使用情境】描述某人有......的魅力。
【指點迷津】這個句子實際上是使用同位語從句,補充說明這個charm是什么,說明這個charm的具體內(nèi)容。
【句型操練】He has a natural charm that audience love and respect.
他具有令觀眾愛戴和尊敬的自然魅力。
2. Somebody is after...
【使用情境】描述某人追求什么東西。
【指點迷津】介詞after有追求的意思。
【句型操練】I am not after money and fame.
我不追求名利。
3. There is some empty feeling deep inside somebody.
【使用情境】描述某人的心境空蕩蕩的,感到空虛無聊,乏味,沒有精神追求。
【句型操練】Since their marriage broke up, there has been some empty feeling deep inside Mary.
自從他們的婚姻破裂之后,瑪麗內(nèi)心深處一直感到空蕩蕩的。