生活场景口语实战人际篇 第470期:赶车(2)
5. I'm pressed for time. Could you speed it up?
我赶时间能否开快一些?
还能这样说:
I'm going to be late for something. Could you put your foot down?
I'm in a hurry, please step on it.
应用解析:
press officer 新闻代言人,新闻发布人;
press photographer 摄影记者;
press conference 记者招待会,新闻发布会
6. Is that place far from here?
那个地方离这儿远吗?
还能这样说:
Is it a long way from here to that place?
Could you tell me if that is far from here?
谚语:
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
灯台只照人不照己。(意指当事者往往最不了解情况)
7. Could you get there in twenty minutes?
你能在20分钟内赶到那儿吗?
还能这样说:
Could you contrive to be there in twenty minutes?
Is there any possibility of you getting there in twenty minutes?
应用解析:
get指以某种方法或手段得到某种东西;
acquire强调经过漫长的努力过程而逐渐获得;
gain往往指通过努力或有意识行动而获得某种有益或有利的东西。
8. When does the bus leave?
这趟公交车什么时候开?
还能这样说:
Could you tell me when the bus leaves?
What time does the bus leave?
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