校園口語第十一課:In the English corner在英語角
In the English corner 在英語角
一、Talk show【脫口而出】
1、How about going to the English corner?
和我一起去英語角好嗎？
How about doing…… 向某人提議做某事
2、I feel too nervous to speak even in English class, not to speak of in the English corner.
英語課上我都緊張的說不出話來，更不用說在英語角了。
not to speak of： 更不用說……
3、What do people usually talk about in the English corner?
在英語角人們經常談些什麼？
4、I am not sure if I can keep up with their speaking speed?
但我沒有把握是否能跟上他們說話的速度。
keep up with: 趕得上；與……保持聯繫：keep up with your old friend 與好友保持聯繫
同義詞：catch up with
Eg: nowadays wages can not catch up with the rising prices.
如今工資總是跟不上上漲的物價。
5、I don’t know what to say in English corner.
在英語角我真的不知道該說些什麼。
what to say : what 引導的名詞性從句 同樣也有 how to do
Eg: I don’t know how to say it in English.
我不知道它用英語應該如何表達。
二、Reply fluently 【對答如流】
Conversation
A: Where are all the people? It started half an hour ago.
B: Relax. It’s just as well to have less people.
A: In a word I feel free to talk because my mistakes won’t be so conspicuous.
B: So are you feeling strained now?
A: I am afraid so. I hope the organizers think up more tricks to attract people.
B: I can’t see any organizers. You’d better use your own charm to attract those guys to be you company.
relax: 放鬆點，淡定點
feel free to do sth: 隨意、隨便做某事。也經常用在書信的結尾eg：
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
如果您有什麼問題，請隨時聯繫我們。
conspicuous：明顯的，顯而易見的。
strained：緊張的，勉強的。是strain（張力，拉緊）的過去分詞 同義詞有：intense、stressed
中文翻譯
A：人都去哪了？已經開始半個鐘頭了呀
B：放鬆點，人少纔好呢。
A：人多了好說話因爲錯誤不明顯。
B：這麼說你現在覺得很難受嗎？
A：恐怕是吧，真希望組織者能夠多弄點花招來吸引人
B：好像是沒組織者吧，你最好還是利用自己的魅力來吸引人吧。
