作者:Alice的学习笔记

单词

  • scarecrow
    (插在田地里吓鸟用的)稻草人

  • straw
    复习一下,可表示稻草,吸管。
    我们经常说的“压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草”怎么表达?

可以说“\ the\ last\ straw\ ”,或“\ the\ straw\ that\ broke\ the\ camel's\ back\ ”

   Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
   之后出现了经济衰退,财政收入下降,但致命的打击还是那场战争。

  • shed
    库房,厂房,用于储存园艺工具等的)简易房
  • string
    (用于捆、扎用的)细线,绳子

  • clockwork
    (玩具或装置)有发条的,或者作名词表示齿轮发条装置
       ……a clockwork train-set
       上发条的玩具火车
       ……the clockwork has run out
       发条松了
    拓展一下:短语 like clockwork 表示(计划、进展等)非常顺利地,有规律地。
       The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute……
       女王的假期安排得井井有条,所有活动都已经提前精确计划好了。

  • speedboat
    快艇

  • wind-up
    装有发条的,用手柄操作的

  • lever
    操作机械的把手,杠杆

  • binman
    垃圾工,也叫dustman,或garbage man

  • rubbish bin
    垃圾桶,美式英语中多用garbage cantrash can

短语

  • huff and puff
    气喘吁吁,上气不接下气
       He was huffing and puffing by the time he got to the top.
       他到顶层的时候已经是气喘吁吁了。

  • get off somewhere
    走开,离开,英文解释为:
    If you tell someone to get off a piece of land or property, you are telling them to leave, because they have no right to be there and you do not want them there.
       I told you. Get off the farm.
       我告诉过你,离农场远点!

句子

  • There is no point doing sth
    ……是没有意义的,point在这里表示意义,目的,作用
       There is no point staying any longer.
       再留下来就没有意义了。

以上就是《Peppa\ Pig》第\ 二\ 季\ 第\ 10-12\ 集的笔记内容。