听力测试:
A: Oops! Excuse me.
B: That's all right. Oh, you dropped a brochure.
A: Oh, thanks.
B: It's nothing.
A: 哎呀!对不起。
B: 没关系。喔,你掉了一本小册子。
A: 喔,谢谢你。
B: 哪里。
重点解说:
★ Oops! 「哎呀!」的发音为 ,此语常用于发生轻微的意外或出错的场合,传达出失败、狼狈、惊慌等情绪。其严重程度比"Oh,
no!"一语为轻,例如"Oops! He's fallen down."「哎呀!他跌倒了。」
★ drop「掉落,失落」she dropped her handbag on the bus.「她把手提包掉在巴士上。」cf.
I've left my umbrella on the train.「我把雨伞遗留在火车上。」I've forgotten
the driver's license.「我忘了带驾驶执照。」
★ brochure , booklet , pamphlet 等指用于针对某一主题提供相关数据的小册子或手册,如介绍产品、业务内容、广告宣传等,但介绍美术馆的馆藏品的目录则称为catalog
[catalogue]。
听力挑战:
Cheech:Yes, indeed, step right up, miss. We have a wide selection
of coats for the ladies.
Elaine:I
can see that! You have lots of trendy fashions here.
Cheech:How
right you are! What style of jacket did you have in mind?
Elaine:I
need something comfortable yet stylish.
Cheech:How
about this black LV jacket? It's real smart.
Elaine:Ohhh,
yes. It is NICE. Do you have this jacket in green?
Cheech:Of
course, we do. Check it out. Green is in this year, you know.
奇契︰是,没错,小姐,过来看看嘛。我们有各式各样的女装外套。
伊莲︰我看得出来!你这儿的流行时装挺多的!
奇契︰说得真对!你想要什么样式呢?
伊莲︰我想要些舒服又不失时髦的款式。
奇契︰那这件黑色的LV夹克如何?很流行喔。
伊莲︰喔,对。这个好。这件你有绿色的吗?
奇契︰当然有。你瞧瞧。你知道嘛,今年流行绿色。