迷你對話學地道口語第1345期:不辭而別

第一，迷你對話

A: He took French leave yesterday.

他昨天不辭而別了。

B: How come?

怎麼會呢？

A: It's said that she was tired of his family.

據說他厭倦他的家庭了。

B: I don't think so.

我不這麼認爲。

第二，地道表達

take French leave

解詞釋義

Take French leave的意思是“不辭而別”“擅自離開”，相當於“to leave without say goodbye”。

拓展範例

E.g. He took French leave when the party was in full swing.

他在晚會高潮時不辭而別了。

E.g. He take on his hat and then take French leave.

他戴上帽子，然後不辭而別。

E.g. I wanted to go the football match, and so I took French leave from the office. Unfortunately, the boss found out.

我總想去看足球比賽，因此我偷偷溜出了辦公室，遺憾的是被老闆發現了。

第三，好詞妙語

It's said that......：據說

E.g. It is said that the police monitored his phone calls during that period.

據說警方在那段時間監聽了他的電話。

E.g. It is said that there has been a big earthquake in Italy.

據說意大利發生了一次大地震。

how come：怎麼會......

E.g. If she spent five years in Paris, how come she can't speak a word of French?

她假若在巴黎呆了五年, 怎麼一句法語都不會說呢?

E.g. Cindy, how come nearly all the prime-time TV shows are comedies?

辛蒂，爲什麼幾乎所有的黃金時段都是喜劇片呢？