爆笑英语口语 第57期:老外交谈必知(2)

 　　Language Points

　　“I like having meetings with Nate because they’re so short – he always gets right to the point.”

　　“The two politicians were talking at cross purposes during the debate – one argued strongly for immigration control, whereas¹ the other was entirely² focused on the educational system.”

　　“Sorry, we must’ve gotten our wires crossed. I wanted you to come at 7 PM, not 7 AM.”

　　“I haven’t actually talked to my sister yet – we’ve been playing phone tag all day.”

　　“At parties, I always end up saying something stupid and putting my foot in my mouth.”

 

1 whereas   

conj.而，却，反之

参考例句：

• They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。