本期难度 ★★★☆☆
今日口语
【句子】I tried to enlist in the army. But they saw right through me, so me and a bunch of guys drove across state lines… 【Modern Family S03E05】
【发音】/aɪ/ /traɪd/ /tʊ/ /ɪnˈlɪst/ /ɪn/ /ðiː/ /ˈɑː(r).mi/ /bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /sɔː/ /sɑː/ /raɪt/ /θruː/ /miː/ /səʊ/ /miː/ /ənd/ /ə/ /bʌntʃ/ /əv/ /gaɪz/ /drəʊv/ /əˈkrɒs/ /əˈkrɑːs/ /steɪt/ /laɪnz/
【发音技巧】tried to失去爆破;enlist in连读;the army重读;But they不完全爆破;right through不完全爆破;and a连读;bunch of连读;drove across连读;state lines不完全爆破;
【翻译】当年我曾想应征入伍,结果(用假身份证的事儿)被看穿了,之后我就跟一帮兄弟们开车越过国境线。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习两个非常简单的短语:
enlist in
see through
先一起来看一看第一个短语:
1. enlist in
to join the army, navy etc.
参军,入伍
在口语中,你也会看到enlist sb. in 的用法,指的是:make sb. join the army;
eg: They both enlisted (in the navy) a year before the war broke out.
那场战争爆发前一年,他们都加入海军了。
eg: They both enlisted in 1915.
他们都是1915年参军的。
eg: At the outbreak of war, he was enlisted in the army.
战争爆发时,他应征入伍。
eg: He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
在墨西哥战争中,他参军成为了一名二等兵。
2. see through
to realize that someone is trying to deceive you
看穿某人/某事;识破某人/某事
eg: I saw through his excuses.
我识破了他的借口。
eg: I saw through your little ruse from the start.
我从一开始就看穿了你的小把戏。
eg: I can see through your little game (= I am aware of the trick you are trying to play on me).
我能看穿你的小把戏哦。(别耍我)
eg: I could never lie to her because I know she’d see through me straight away.
我在她面前撒不了谎,因为我知道她一眼就能识破我。
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
This plan is designed to make money for you, not to help people. I can see through it! I’m not a fool!
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