生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第305期:踢毽子(2)

5. We kicked the shuttlecock at sunset.
我們在日落時踢毽子。
還能這樣說：
We kicked the shuttlecock at dark.
We kicked the shuttlecock at sunset.
應用解析：
sunset 其他常用的意思有：日落的景象；西方；末尾，晚年，衰退期。
例如：He is now in the sunset of his day. 他已步入晚年。
6. He astonished us by kicking the shuttlecock at midnight.
他在午夜踢毽子，這真讓我們吃驚。
還能這樣說：
He startled us by kicking the midnight shuttlecock.
We were surprised at his kicking the shuttlecock in the middle of the night.
應用解析：
be astonished at sth. 對某事感到驚訝。
例如：We were astonished at the news of her sudden death.
我們對她的突然死亡感到驚訝。
7. We are playing with the shuttlecock shoulder to shoulder.
我們肩並肩踢毽子。
還能這樣說：
We are kicking the shuttlecock side by side.
We are kicking the shuttlecock abreast.
應用解析：
a shoulder to cry on 能提供慰藉的人，所祈求的同情；
be up to one's shoulders 深深地陷於；工作忙得不可開交
8. Kick the shuttlecock with your ankle every time when it is falling down.
每次當毽子落下時，你就用腳踝踢它。
還能這樣說：
Use your ankle to kick the shuttlecock each time when it falls down.
When the shuttlecock drops, you need kick it with your ankle.