像美国人一样说英语第6期:Susan stays home and bakes cookies
Susan: Bob, I baked cookies for you.
Bob: that was so nice of you, dear. You’ve got a heart of gold!
Susan: go ahead and pig out!
Bob: these are delicious!
Susan: I thought they might cheer you up. You’ve been on a bad mood lately.
Bob: I guess I have been a little on edge. But these cookies are just what the doctor ordered!
Nicole: do I smell cookies?
Susan: yes, Nicole. Help yourself.
Nicole: yum-yum. These are out of this world. You can go into business selling these!
Bob: you can call them Susan’s Scrumptious Cookies. You’d make a bundle.
Susan: good thinking!
Nicole: don’t forget to give me credit for the idea after you are rich and famous!
Susan: you know I always give credit where credit is due!
To cheer someone up: to make someone happy使高兴
The news cheered him up.
这消息使他高兴起来。
To give someone credit: to acknowledge someone’s contribution 受到表扬,赞扬,归功于
To give credit where credit is due: to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it谁值得表扬就表扬谁,表扬(或赞扬)该表扬(或赞扬)的人
To go into business: to start a business 从事商业
Good thinking: good idea, smart planning 好见解
To have a heart of gold: to be very kind and giving有一颗金子般的心; 心地善良
Help yourself: serve yourself 请自便
To be in bad mood: unhappy, depressed; 心情不好
just what the doctor ordered: exactly what was needed正是大夫说的(对症下药)
to make a bundle: to make a lot of money 大捞一笔
to be on edge: nervous: irritable紧张不安;心烦意乱;恼怒
out of this world: delicious十全十美的,极优秀的;非凡的,妙到极点的;好得难以形容,好得不可思议
to pig out: to eat greedily; to stuff oneself贪婪地大吃;暴饮;贪吃,狼吞虎咽地吃,吃得多:
I only have a meal of bread, bananas and ice cream; do I pig out?
我一顿只吃面包、香蕉和冰淇淋;难道我还算吃得多么?
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