地道英语口语500句 迷你对话学地道口语第422期:徒有其表的人

迷你对话学地道口语第422期:徒有其表的人  

第一、迷你对话,A: Sometimes you look like brains, and sometimes you are simple a Barbie Doll.,有时候你很聪明，但是有时候你徒有其表。,B: I don’t know whether I am a Barbie Doll or you are one.,我不知道是你徒有其表还是我徒有其表。,A: Maybe I am a Barbie Doll, but I won’t do Barbie Doll things.,也许我徒有其表吧，可我不会做没头脑的事情。,B: Well, I am not going to flog a dead horse. Let get down to our brass tasks and tidy these things up.,好吧，我们别瞎耽搁时间了，收拾东西，干正经事吧。,第二、对话精讲,1.核心表达,【核心短语】Barbie Doll,【解词释义】Barbie Doll即“芭比娃娃”，指“没有头脑的人”或“徒有其表的人”。,【典型例句】 I don’t think John is a gentlemen with rich knowledge and he seems to be a Barbie Doll.,我觉得约翰不是一个有学识的绅士，只不过是徒有其表而已。,第二、词海拾贝,flog a dead horse：枉费心机，徒劳；作无用功； 白费精力； 徒劳无益,【典型例句1】Arguing with them is to flog a dead horse.,跟他们争论是徒劳无益的。,【典型例句2】 I advised my husband to give up smoking, but now I know I flog a dead horse.,我劝我丈夫戒菸，但是现在我才知道是徒劳无益的。,get down to：开始认真考虑，开始着手处理,【典型例句1】Okay, that's the broad plan—let's get down to the specifics.,好，这是总的计划—下面来谈谈具体细节。,【典型例句2】Let's get down to the 's going to pay for the renovations？,咱们来说点实际的吧，谁来付维修费？,【典型例句3】Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.,让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。,tidy up：收拾，整理,【典型例句1】Your room is in a mess, please tidy it up.,你的房间那么乱，收拾一下吧。,【典型例句2】I must just tidy up a bit.,我得稍微整理一下东西。