迷你對話學地道口語第821期:迅速行動

Subject : You had better shake a leg before it’s all gone.

第一，迷你對話

A: You have better shake a leg before it’s all gone.

你最好是在它們賣光之前趕快去。

B: You are right. I am just about to start.

你說得對，我正要出發了。

第二，地道表達

shake a leg

1. 解詞釋義

Shake a leg是俚語，常用於祈使句中，來表示催促對方快點動手做某事，迅速行動。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. Come on, shake a leg. We're late already.

好啦, 快點兒, 我們快要遲到了。

e.g. Shake a leg! The bus won't wait and you will miss it.

趕快! 公共汽車不等人，到時你就錯過這班車了。

e.g. Come on , shake a leg , son, or you're going to be late for school.

快點，兒子, 不然你上學就遲到了。

e.g. If you don't shake a leg, we're going to be late for the movie.

如果你不趕快的話，我們看電影就要遲到了。

第三，視野拓展

shake a leg：跳舞

A: John, let's go for a dance!

約翰, 我們跳舞去吧!

B : Sorry, I don't know how to shake a leg.

對不起, 我不會跳舞。

e.g. Let's step out on the dance floor and shake a leg.

咱們到舞池裏跳個舞吧。

第四，咬文嚼字

1. 生活中表示“什麼東西賣完了。”可以用到情景劇中的表達方式：It is all gone.

2. had better: 最好還是

e.g. He had better cut out the nonsense.

他最好停止胡說八道。

e.g. Perhaps you and I had better change over; you are more experienced.

也許我們的工作還是對換一下好, 你比我更有經驗。

3. be about to do：正要做……，剛要做……，即將做……，欲做……

e.g. The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.

總統即將結束對索馬里的訪問。

e.g. He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.

他承受着被迫辭職的壓力，很快就要被排擠出去了。