新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第95課 純屬虛構 (2) 　　

　　'How did your clothes get into such a mess?'

　　'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

　　'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'

　　句子講解：

　　4、How did your clothes get into such a mess? ' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear，' answered the Ambassador drily.

　　"你的衣服怎么搞成這個樣子了?" "都是滅火器給弄的，親愛的，"大使冷冷地回答。

　　mess [mes]

　　n. 混亂;食堂，伙食團;困境;臟亂的東西

　　vt. 弄亂，弄臟;毀壞;使就餐

　　vi. 把事情弄糟;制造臟亂;玩弄

　　例句:

　　See how your cat has messed up my ball of wool.

　　瞧你的貓把我的絨線球弄亂了。

　　extinguisher [ik'sti?ɡwi??]

　　n. 滅火器;消滅者;熄滅者

　　例句:

　　Aim the extinguisher toward the fire.

　　將滅火器瞄向起火點。

　　drily ['draili]

　　adv. 干燥地;冷淡地;諷刺地

　　例句:

　　"I think you misunderstood me, "he said drily.

　　“我想起你誤解了我，”他冷冷地說。

　　5、' University students set the Embassy on fire this morning. '

　　"今天早上，大學生們放火點著了大使館。"

　　語言點 set…on fire放火點著

　　embassy ['emb?si]

　　n. 大使館;大使館全體人員

　　例句:

　　1. Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus?

　　塞浦路斯共和國大使館?

　　6、'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.'And where were you at the time?'

　　"天啊，"他的夫人驚呼道，"那你當時在什么地方?"

　　heavens

　　n. 諸天;天空(heaven的復數(shù)形式)

　　例句:

　　And the heavens reject not.

　　連上天也不會拒絕。