每日听写 2007-12-29 奖励积分
[ra]http://222.173.194.17/eng/luntan/tingxie/20010829c.rm[/ra] M: Are you finished?F: Well, not yet.
M: What on earth are you waiting for?
F: It takes time to determine if I am right or wrong.
:victory: M: Are you finished?
W: Well, not yet.
M: What on earth are you waiting for?
W: It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong. Are you finished?
Well, not yet.
What on earth are you waiting for?
It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong.
标准答案
A: Are you finished?B: Well, not yet.
A: What on earth are you waiting for?
B: It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong.
A: 你好了吗?
B: 哦,还没。
A: 你到底在等些什么?
B: 我需要花点时间来查明我是对是错。
重点解说:
★ "on earth"的意思近于中文的「到底」「究竟」,"in the world"也具有同样的含义,"the hell"或"in the hell"则是较粗鄙的说法,这几个用语在口语中经常使用,扮演着强调疑问句或否定句的功能,如Where on earth did you get that?「那个你到底是从哪取得的?」What in the world happened?「究竟发生什么事?」Where in the hell have you left my car?「你到底把我的车放在哪里?」
★ take time「花费时间」cf. Take your time.「请慢慢来。」
★ determine在此意为「查明(=find out)」,如Have they determined the cause of death?「他们已经查明死因了吗?」cf. determining factor「决定性的因素」
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