英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第511期:原來如此,最終明白

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　　迷你對話

　　A: I have given my explanation as clearly aspossible. Can you understand?

　　我已經(jīng)盡量清楚地解釋了，你能聽懂嗎?

　　B: Oh, I see. The penny drops.

　　哦，我明白了，原來如此。

　　地道表達

　　The penny drops.

　　1. 解詞釋義

　　The penny drops. 是一句諺語，直接翻譯是“便士掉下來了。”引申為“原來如此，恍然大悟”的意思，用于表示某人最終確認(rèn)或明白了某事。其英文解釋為：If you say the penny drops, you mean that you havefinally understood something.

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. I have to explain the problem to her several times before the penny finally drops.

　　那問題我給她解釋了好幾次，最后他才明白。

　　e.g. It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally droppedand I realized they were having an affair.

　　就是我看見Ron的汽車停在Penny的房子外，我最終知道了他們之間有艷情。

　　Ps 1: give one’s explanation的意思是某人做解釋。例如：

　　I have attempted to give an explanation of this fact.

　　我對這個事實已經(jīng)盡力地作了解釋。

　　I think that you can give an explanation of your extraordinary behaviour?

　　我認(rèn)為你一定能對自己的不尋常行為作出解釋吧?

　　I feel that it is still necessary to give an explanation.

　　我覺得就在現(xiàn)時仍有對此問題加以解釋的必要。

　　Ps 2：as+adv.+as possible的意思是盡可能......地。例如：

　　I want this agreement in black and white as soon as possible.

　　我要盡快得到這份書面協(xié)議。

　　I asked her to get in touch with Henry as soon as possible.

　　我要求她盡快與亨利聯(lián)系。

　　If you inform me as fast as possible , I will be unequal to feel grateful.

　　如果你盡快通知我，我將不勝感激。