新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第89課 口誤 (3)

　　He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!"

　　句子講解：

　　7、He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.

　　他顯然很緊張，局促不安地在麥克風前站了好幾分鐘。

　　語言點 stood awkwardly局促不安地站著

　　8、As soon as he opened hia mouth, everyone burst out laughing.

　　由他剛一開口說話，人們就哄堂大笑起來。

　　語言點 brust out laughing突然笑出來

　　9、We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was, ‘This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen! ’

　　我們都明白那個可憐的人應(yīng)該說什么，但是他實際上說的卻是：“這是‘浦伊’鳥食公司，好女士們，晚上和先生們”

　　minutes:

　　n. 分鐘(minute的復數(shù));會議記錄;備忘錄

　　v. 把…記錄在案;為…測定時間(minute的單三形式)

　　例句:

　　1. I want my disagreement to be minuted,

　　我要求把我的不同意見記錄下來。

　　awkwardly:

　　adv. 笨拙地;無技巧地

　　例句:

　　1. He climbed awkwardly out of the window.

　　他狼狽地從窗戶上爬了出去。

　　microphone :['maikr?f?un]

　　n. 擴音器，麥克風

　　例句:

　　1. The tweeter emits the sound wave, then the capacitor microphone receives the echo.

　　其聲波由電動揚聲器發(fā)射，聲波接收采用電容傳聲器。

　　awkwardly:

　　adv. 笨拙地;無技巧地

　　例句:

　　1. He climbed awkwardly out of the window.

　　他狼狽地從窗戶上爬了出去。

　　burst: [b?:st]

　　vi. 爆發(fā)，突發(fā);爆炸

　　vt. 爆發(fā)，突發(fā);爆炸

　　n. 爆發(fā)，突發(fā);爆炸

　　例句:

　　1. Her dress is so tight the seams are bursting.