跟艾米莉一起学口语 第33期:很久

 for ages很久；很长时间

for a long time

I have been knocking¹ away for ages,but nobody² has answered the door.

我已经敲了门好久，但是没人答应。

I haven't eaten meat for ages.

我已经好久没吃肉了。

A:Hi,Lily,I haven't seen³ you for ages,how have you been?

嗨莉莉，我已经好久没见到你了，最近怎么样？

B:Well,good,you?

很好，你呢？

A:I'm doing pretty well.

我非常好。

 

1 knocking   

n.爆震音，卡答卡答的故障声音v.敲，击，打( knock的现在分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• The newspapers are too fond of knocking the team. 报纸专爱挖苦那个队。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I could hear knocking, as if someone wanted out. 我听到敲门声，好像有人想要出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

3 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。