每日一讲（咱也每日更新）

liverbj

接着来！
天哪才发现整整两个月没有更新了：（

A: It seems that the general situation is against us, I'm afraid.
B: Why don't you get to the point?
A: To tell you the truth, our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy.
B: I can't believe that!
A: 恐怕整体的状况似乎对我们不利。
B: 你何不直说？
A: 老实告诉你，我们公司濒临破产边缘。
B: 我真不敢相信！


重点解说：

★ general situation「整体的状况」如: Generally speaking「一般而言」

★ be against ~ 的意思是「对~不利」，其反义词为be for ~ 「对~有利」。

★ I'm afraid通常置于句首或句末，用来陈述一段对对方而言可能并不愉快的内容，如I can't help you, I'm afraid.「恐怕我无法帮助你。」

★ get [come] to the point用于表示「有话直说」之意。

★ To tell you the truth, ... 「老实告诉你，...」所要坦白陈述的内容不管是好是坏，均可使用此语。

★ firm「公司」

★ on the verge of ~「濒临~，接近~」

★ bankruptcy「破产，倒闭」如: declare bankruptcy「宣告破产」go into bankruptcy「破 产」

dasajia

TO  LIVERBJ:
  ARE YOU AN ENGLISH?

liverbj

以下是引用dasajia在2003-6-3 10:50:00的发言：
TO  LIVERBJ:
  ARE YOU AN ENGLISH? 

no,
I'm a Chinese

liverbj

A: To tell you the truth, I couldn't finish my report yesterday.
B: What did you say?
A: My report is not ready yet.
B: Oh, my goodness. How are you going to tell this to our boss?
A: 老实告诉你，我昨天没能写完报告。
B: 你说什么？
A: 我的报告还没弄好。
B: 喔，天啊。你要怎么跟老板交待？


重点解说：

★ My goodness!; Goodness!; Goodness me!等用于表示惊讶。

liverbj

A: I wonder if it's all right with him.
B: Why do you have to ask for his permission?
A: I can't help it. He's always been very bossy.
B: I guess you can rebel sometimes.
A: 不知道他介不介意。
B: 你为什么得征求他的许可呢？
A: 我无可奈何。他向来都很霸道。
B: 我想有时候你也可以反抗一下。

重点解说：

★ "I wonder if ~"「不知是否~」一语用于表达一种不安、不确定的感觉，如I wonder if he can pay for the dinner.「不知他是否付得了餐费。」I wonder if it's all right to ~「不知是否可以~」则是用于请求许可的句型。

★ That's all right with me.一语的意思则是「我不介意」，可用于答复Do you mind my smoking? 「你介意我抽烟吗？」 这种请求许可的场合。

★ ask for his permission 「请求他的许可」

★ I can't help it. 「我没有办法，我无可奈何」(=There is nothing I can do about it.) 讲这句话时可以配合耸肩(shrug)的动作，两手张开，或平提或下垂，手心向上，肩膀往上提。

★ bossy是由boss「上司，老板」所衍生的形容词，意思是「霸道的，专横的」。

★ rebel「反抗，抗拒」

liverbj

A: Did you hear that Bob was fired?
B: Really? That's a shame!
A: It really is! Mr. Green just can't judge people correctly.
B: I agree with you.
A: 你听说鲍伯被解雇了吗？
B: 真的吗？真遗憾！
A: 的确是！葛林先生根本没有知人之明。
B: 我同意。

重点解说：

★ be fired「被解雇，被开除」You're fired!「你被开除了！」也有give (someone) the sack「开除(某人)」的说法，如Mr. Watson gave Jean the sack.「华特森先生开除了珍。」

★ That's a shame!「真遗憾！」; It's a shame!; What a shame!等常用于表示同情与惋惜，应看清楚上下文，不要误解为「真可耻！」不耻对方的作为时可说Shame on you!; Shame!; For shame!; You ought to be shamed!等，意思是「真可耻！」「真丢脸！」要表达「引以为耻」之意时，可用be [feel] ashamed，如I'm ashamed of the things I did yesterday.「我昨天的所做所为让我引以为耻。」

★ agree with (someone)「赞成(某人)的意见」

liverbj

A: You know what?
B: What?
A: I think this letter has to be retyped.
B: What's wrong with it?
A: First of all, there are too many typos.
A: 你知道吗？
B: 什么事？
A: 我想这封信必须重打。
B: 有什么不对吗？
A: 第一，打错太多字了。

重点解说：

★ You know what?「你知道吗？」这是跟人搭话时的用语之一，常用于所谈内容对另一方而言可能不是愉快的事的场合。也可说成 Know what?; Do you know what?; You know something?等。

★ retype「重新打字」

★ First of all「首先，第一」如： for the first time「第一次，初次」I took an airplane for the first time in my life.「我有生以来第一次搭飞机。」at first「最初，起初」At first he thought English very difficult, but later he made good progress.「起初他认为英语很难，但后来他大有进步。」

★ typo = typographical error「打字或排版错误」

tonggang

where is the article of this week?

海鸥1978

You did a good job, George. Your jokes were just hilarious.
G: I'm glad you liked them. But wasn't my speech too short?
A: I don't think so. I hate long speeches.
G: Well, now I can concentrate on the food.
A: 干得好，乔治。你的笑话真好笑。
G: 很高兴你喜欢。不过我会不会讲太短了？
A: 我不这么想。我讨厌长篇大论。
G: 哦，现在我可以专心吃东西了。

重点解说：

★ You did a good job.‘干得好。’这是用于称赞别人的实用语。称赞的内容从运动表现、钢琴演奏、工作到学校功课等，均可广泛使用。

★ hilarious的意思是‘极可笑的，令人捧腹大笑的’。如: Everybody cracked up at your jokes.‘你的笑话让大家捧腹大笑。’

★ "I hate ~"意思跟"I don't like ~"一样，不过hate的语意较强。

★ concentrate on ~ ‘专心……’，如For the coming two weeks, I will concentrate on my report for the history class.‘这两个礼拜我要专心进行历史课的报告。’

海鸥1978

我也来帮忙