A: Halloween is coming soon. Did you decide what to wear at
Dave's Halloween party?
B: Not yet. That has been my major headache. How about you?
A: I'll be a skeleton this year.
B: That's a good idea.
★ turn off = switch off「关掉」cf. turn
on; switch on「打开」
★ I don't see why ~ 或I can't see why ~ 「我不懂为什么~」的句式用于质问理由,带有无法信服的味道,也可以用understand来代替see。I
don't see why I should apologize to him.「我不懂为什么我必须跟他陪罪。」
★ make sense「有道理,讲得通」cf. 众人据以作出明智判断的「常理」英文称为common sense,众人皆知的「常识」英文称为common
knowledge。
听力挑战:
Crystal: God, she really needs to run. Look at how big she
is.
Denise:
Her waist must be 27 at the least. I shudder to think.
Crystal:
Is she showing off her body or something?
Denise:
Tight clothes may be in style, but her fat is almost bulging
out.
Crystal:
Enough already. Listen to us. Let me tell you about this new
guy.
Denise:
Finally. Fill me in on all the juicy gossip.