網絡社交英語口語 Unit8:我最近有點忙
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Don: Hey, Herb! 1) What's up?
唐: 嗨!赫伯特,最近如何?
Herbert: I've been busy lately.
赫伯特: 我最近有點忙。
Don: Doing what?
唐: 忙什麼?
Herbert: I've been spending a lot of time 2) on-line.
赫伯特: 我花很多時間在網絡上。
Don: On-line?
唐: 網絡上?
Herbert: On the 3) Internet, talking to people in chat rooms.
赫伯特: 就是網絡上,我在網絡聊天室裏跟人交談。
Don: Is that helping you with your 4) shyness?
唐: 這樣你就不會害羞了嗎?
Herbert: Yeah! It's easier than talking 5) face-to-face.
赫伯特: 是啊!這比面對面説話容易多了。
語言詳解
A: The Internet era is upon us.
網絡時代已經來臨。
B: I guess I have to buy a computer then.
我想我得去買台電腦了。
【What's up?怎麼了?/什麼事?】
what's up?是常見的用法,表示“什麼事?/在做什麼?”的意思。例如你一見到朋友就笑起來,朋友就會問你What's up?“怎麼了?”
A: Wait! Amy! Don't go!
等等!愛米!別走啊
B: What's up? What is it?
怎麼了?怎麼回事?
1) what's up? 最近如何?
2) on-line 連線
3) Internet (n.) 網絡,互聯網
4) shyness (n.) 害羞
5) face-to-face 面對面