迷你對話學地道口語第1228期:突然出現

第一， 迷你對話

A: One of my old friends popped up in front of me yesterday. You cannot imagine how surprised I was at that time.

我的一個老朋友昨天突然出現在我面前。你想象不到我那時候有多麼吃驚。

B: He must have had your address.

他一定是有你的地址。

A: But we have not kept in touch with each other since we left school.

但是自從我們離開學校，我們一直保持聯繫。

B: He could get it from other friends.

他可以從你的其他朋友那裏得到你的地址啊。

第二， 地道表達

pop up

1. 解詞釋義

Pop up的意思是“突然出現”。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. I predicate that this summer a friend will pop up into your life.

我預測今年夏天你的一個朋友會在你的生活中突然出現。

第三， 咬文嚼字

in front of：在……的面前

e.g. A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us.

我們面前是一片廣闊的土地。

e.g. A monument was erected in front of the town hall.

一座紀念碑在市政廳前建起。

keep in touch with：和……保持聯繫

e.g. We now keep in touch with him by writing letters .

我們現在靠寫信與他保持聯繫。

e.g. I try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.

我經常讀報來儘量瞭解時事。