Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口誤
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
句子講解:
1、People will do anything to see a free show—even if it is a bad one.
人們總是想盡辦法去看免費(fèi)的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。
語言點(diǎn) free show免費(fèi)的表演
2、When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it
當(dāng)“皮尤"鳥食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)赜霸貉莩鱿矂」?jié)目的消息傳開后,大家都趕緊跑去觀看。
語言點(diǎn) sb. rush to see sth.某人蜂擁而至去看某物
3、We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred peofrfe present before the show began.
我們不得不排了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)的隊(duì)才進(jìn)了場,在演出開始前場內(nèi)肯定有好幾百現(xiàn)眾了。
語言點(diǎn) queue (v.) make Q = make queue= stand in a line 排隊(duì)
重點(diǎn)詞匯解析:
comedy: ['k?midi]
n. 喜劇;喜劇性;有趣的事情
例句:
1. Is this the perfect comedy face?
這是張完美的喜劇臉嗎?
presented
v. 提出(present的過去分詞);呈遞,提供
例句:
1. The exhibition presented a picture of general prosperity in China's economy.
展覽會展示了中國經(jīng)濟(jì)一片欣欣向榮的景象。