早安英文 第237期:陪你聊聊国外那些不可描述的谎言(在线收听

 英语学习笔记:

bellybutton n. 肚脐
rudely adv. 粗暴的,无理的
Crab Rangoon 炸蟹角
entree n. 主菜
sneezing n. / v. 打喷嚏
proper response 得体的回复/回话
What is the proper response to…
对xxx事情的得体回复/回话
第一发:
Told my son that his bellybutton was a reset button; if he was behaving rudely, I'd push it so he'd have to start as a baby again.
我告诉我儿子,他的肚脐是个重启键,如果他有不礼貌的举动,我就按下这个键,让他从新变成一个小孩,重新开始长大。
第二发:
Sometimes when I order Chinese I'll say, "One sec... What did you want?" And order myself a second entree and some Crab Rangoon.
有时候,我订中餐的时候,我会说:“哎,等等看,(假装还有另外一个人)你有点什么?” 然后给自己点第二份主食,还有一些炸蟹角。
第三发:
While working in Spain I told my Spanish roommate that the proper English response to someone sneezing is "up yours”.
当我在西班牙工作的时候,我告诉我的西班牙室友,当别人打喷嚏的时候,正确的英文回复是:“去你的”
第四发:
Told my mom I was having dinner with friends, but I was actually going to see 50 Shades of Grey. She was in the same theater.
告诉我妈,我要和朋友吃饭,不过实际上我是去看五十度灰。碰到我妈也在同一个电影院。
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