英语口语练习小对话 第73期:扣人心絃的故事

英语口语练习小对话 第73期:扣人心絃的故事  

迷你对话：,A:Your husband is very helpful, isn't he?,你的丈夫能帮上你很多忙，不是吗？,B:Willing to help, maybe, but not as helpful as you think.,也许他挺愿意帮忙的，可是不像你想像中的那样能帮上忙。,A:Really?,是吗？,B:Last night he told the children acliff-hangerstory and both of them were scared out of sleep.,昨天晚上，他给孩子们讲故事把他们俩吓得睡不着。,地道表达：,cliff-hanger,小编讲解：,改习语从字面上解释意思是“挂在悬崖边”，这个举动当然惊险。它原指“系列惊险的电影”，又引申为“扣人心弦的故事”，以及“胜负难分充满悬念的比赛”。,支持范例：,r was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it a narrow escape. But it was really a cliff-hanger.,彼得差点儿出了车祸。他称之为侥幸逃脱，但那确实让他胆战心惊。,NBA final of1998 was a cliff-hanger. Michael Jordan saved Chicago Bull at the last minute and helped the team win the sixth championship.,1998年的NBA是一场扣人心絃的比赛。迈克尔·丹在最后一分钟拯救了芝加哥公牛队，并帮助此队获得了第六次冠军。,词海拾贝：,out of sleep,noise waked us all out of a sound sleep.,这声音把我们都从熟睡中吵醒。,Mayor seemed to start out of sleep himself.,市长自己也好象刚从睡梦中醒回来一般。,was startled out of his sleep.,他从睡梦中惊醒。,特别声明：改节目中的迷你对话选自口语书籍，其余讲解部分均为恒星编辑原创，未经授权请勿转载。