兜兜风问问路 Flashcards

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keep your eyes open

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“keep your eyes open”常用于提醒某人注意,不要错过了。

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or so

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“or so”常用于数字后面,表示“差不多,大概”,意思相当于“about”。

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I gotta say

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“I gotta say”表示“我必须说,我得说”,通常是强调接下来要说的话,是一种很口语的用法。“gotta”在这里是“have got to”的缩写,表示“必须,不得不”。

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going in

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“going in”表示“在某件事或活动一开始的时候”,是一个很口语的表达。比如对话中,Mark 从未在泥路上骑车过,因此在一开始的时候,他觉得不会很难,所以他说“… so going in I didn’t think it would be hard.”。

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be nothing compared to

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“be nothing compared to”表示“与某事相比,另外一件事完全不值一提”。比如对话中,Mark 提到他曾经在网上看到过这个湖的图片,但是和实地观赏相比,这些照片完全不值一提,因此他说“They were nothing compared to seeing it in person.”。

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to catch up

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“to catch up”表示“某事或某物纠缠某人,给人带来不好的影响”。如果要表示被某物缠身,我们可以说“to be caught up”。比如对话中,Mark 说“Lately I’ve been so caught up with work.”,就是表示最近他一直忙于工作,被工作缠身。

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