基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)輕松學(xué)【69】約會(huì)，有什么了不起?。?）

　　本課您將學(xué)到：engaged in（從事），day after day句型

　　第一次約會(huì)，是我們努力跨出孩子天地的第一次嘗試，不管成功與否，都會(huì)令人難以忘懷。所以，讀一個(gè)男孩子第一次約會(huì)的經(jīng)歷，可能會(huì)讓我們回憶起自己的過(guò)去吧！

　　By the middle of the movie I was still trying to figure（考慮、算計(jì)） just how to do that. m thirsty（渴了）, Karen said suddenly.

　　 ll get us something! I said, almost leaping（跳躍） out of the car. I wound through the dark rows to the concession stand（貨攤） thinking, I ll show her that I m no cheap skate. So I bought Cokes and popcorn（爆米花） and MMs. My arms loaded with the goodies, I turned to head back to my car.

　　And that s when I realizedI had no idea where my car was! A sea of automobiles（汽車） surrounded me. I couldn t even remember which direction（方向） I d come from!

　　So I began walking around looking for a baby blue Chevy convertible（敞篷車）. Aisle（過(guò)道） after aisle. Dead end（死路） after dead end. Thencould it be? Yes! I headed for the blue convertible, hoping the Cokes weren t too warm or the popcorn too cold for Karen s liking.

　　I flung（猛地打開） open the door of the car only to discover a couple engaged in some serious necking in the back seat. Sorry, I muttered（低聲叨咕）, spilling（散落） popcorn as I banged the door shut.

　　Finally, after bumping about（碰撞） in the dark so long that I ate the popcorn myself and downed（吃下） both Cokes, I found the car. Karen glanced（瞥） over at me, her eyes icy. Where s my drink? she asked. I tossed（扔） her the MMs. This is all they had. I slid（悄悄地走） into my seat, and we watched the rest of the movie in silence（沉默）.

　　I never went out with Karen again, although one time she did ask to borrow my car. （I said no.） And the next time I took a date to the drive-in, I took an extra（額外的） pack of MMs with meand dropped（扔） them all the way to the concession stand, just so I could find my way back.

　 「讀書筆記」

　　電影過(guò)半，我仍在考慮該怎么做。（I was still trying to figure just how to do that）突然卡倫說(shuō)：我渴了。

　　我去買點(diǎn)東西！（I ll get us something!）我說(shuō)著，幾乎是跳出了車外。（almost leaping out of the car）我繞過(guò)黑乎乎的一排排車到了貨攤，心想，我不能讓她覺得我是個(gè)吝嗇鬼。我買了可樂 、爆米花和MM豆。我抱著滿滿一兜好吃的，轉(zhuǎn)身往自己的車返回。

　　忽然，我意識(shí)到我找不到我的車了。茫茫一片車海圍繞著我。（A sea of automobiles surrounded me）我甚至記不得我從哪個(gè)方向來(lái)的！

　　Cheapskate是美式口語(yǔ)，意思是吝嗇鬼（尤指逃避付費(fèi)的人），goodie在口語(yǔ)中指好吃的東西。

　　我開始到處走，尋找我的藍(lán)色敞篷寶時(shí)捷。 一排接著一排，一條死路接著一條死路。（Aisle after aisle. Dead end after dead end.）然后，那是是的！我直奔那輛藍(lán)色敞篷車，（I headed for the blue convertible）希望就卡倫的喜好來(lái)說(shuō)，（for Karen s liking）可樂還不算太熱，爆米花也不算太冷。（the Cokes weren t too warm or the popcorn too cold）

　　我猛地打開車門（I flung open the door of the car）不料發(fā)現(xiàn)一對(duì)戀人正在后座上沉醉在親吻中。（only to discover a couple engaged in some serious necking in the back seat）對(duì)不起我咕噥說(shuō)，關(guān)車門時(shí)把爆米花撒了一地。（spilling popcorn as I banged the door shut）

　　Only有不料，結(jié)果卻的意思；necking在美國(guó)口語(yǔ)中指摟脖子親嘴。

　　這段中的短語(yǔ)engaged in，意思是從事于、忙于、埋頭致力于，顯然，他說(shuō)對(duì)這對(duì)戀人engaged in some serious necking有點(diǎn)調(diào)侃的意思。其實(shí)，這是個(gè)很正式的短語(yǔ)，常用在簡(jiǎn)歷中，比如下面這個(gè)人就寫道：

　　As a lecturer, I have been engaged in English teaching for ten years.

　　作為講師，我已經(jīng)從事了十年的英語(yǔ)教學(xué)工作了。

　　這個(gè)短語(yǔ)也可以指做不好的事，比如：

　　Robert is engaged in drug trafficking.

　　Robert從事販毒活動(dòng)。

　　其實(shí)，engaged這個(gè)詞最常用的還是下面這種情況：

　　Were engaged. 我們訂婚了。

　　與某人訂婚，要說(shuō)be engaged to sb.比如：

　　He was engaged to Lucy ten days ago.

　　（十天前他與露西訂了婚。）

　　最后，在吃完了爆米花，喝光了兩瓶可樂，（that I ate the popcorn myself and downed both Cokes）在黑暗中碰碰撞撞了很久以后，（after bumping about in the dark so long）我終于找到了我的車。（I found the car）卡倫瞥了我一眼，（Karen glanced over at me）目光冰冷。（her eyes icy）我的飲料呢？她問。我把MM豆扔給她，（I tossed her the MMs）他們只有這個(gè)。我悄悄地移到座位上，（I slid into my seat）我們?cè)诔聊锌赐炅耸Ｏ碌碾娪啊＃╝nd we watched the rest of the movie in silence）

　　我再?zèng)]和卡倫約會(huì)過(guò)，盡管有一次她問我借車。（我說(shuō)不。）下次去免下車劇場(chǎng)約會(huì)，我給自己另外準(zhǔn)備了一份MM豆，（I took an extra pack of MMs with me）把它們?nèi)釉谌ヘ洈偟穆飞希╠ropped them all the way to the concession stand）這樣我就能找到回來(lái)的路了。（just so I could find my way back）

　 「句型留言板」

　　今天的句型來(lái)自原文中的Aisle after aisle. Dead end after dead end.

　　Sth. after sth. 在句中作狀語(yǔ)，表示動(dòng)作的連續(xù)重復(fù)。

　　比如高中課本Disland里面有句話說(shuō)：

　　Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread．

　　老鼠天天都回來(lái)，而迪斯尼也天天給老鼠吃面包。

　　這里的day after day; = for a number of days; continuously 天天地，日復(fù)一日地。把day換成其他詞，就有：week after week; month after month; year after year; generation after generation等許多表達(dá)法。

　　來(lái)看幾個(gè)例子：

　　We used to go to the seaside for a holiday year after year.

　　過(guò)去我們每年都去海邊度假。

　　Some folk songs are passed on generation after generation.

　　有些民歌被一代接一代地傳唱。

　　有一個(gè)用法和sth. after sth.很類似，就是sth. by sth.我們通過(guò)一個(gè)例句來(lái)看看它們的區(qū)別：

　　day by day 一天天地，逐漸地．

　　My hair is becoming gray day by day.

　　我的頭發(fā)一天比一天白了。

　　也就是說(shuō)，這種用法更強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的變化過(guò)程。

　　今天的基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)里，我們講了一個(gè)短語(yǔ)be engaged in的用法，一個(gè)句型sth. after sth.表示動(dòng)作的連續(xù)重復(fù)。

　　我們下次再見！

　　本課您將學(xué)到：engaged in（從事），day after day句型

　　第一次約會(huì)，是我們努力跨出孩子天地的第一次嘗試，不管成功與否，都會(huì)令人難以忘懷。所以，讀一個(gè)男孩子第一次約會(huì)的經(jīng)歷，可能會(huì)讓我們回憶起自己的過(guò)去吧！

　　By the middle of the movie I was still trying to figure（考慮、算計(jì)） just how to do that. m thirsty（渴了）, Karen said suddenly.

　　 ll get us something! I said, almost leaping（跳躍） out of the car. I wound through the dark rows to the concession stand（貨攤） thinking, I ll show her that I m no cheap skate. So I bought Cokes and popcorn（爆米花） and MMs. My arms loaded with the goodies, I turned to head back to my car.

　　And that s when I realizedI had no idea where my car was! A sea of automobiles（汽車） surrounded me. I couldn t even remember which direction（方向） I d come from!

　　So I began walking around looking for a baby blue Chevy convertible（敞篷車）. Aisle（過(guò)道） after aisle. Dead end（死路） after dead end. Thencould it be? Yes! I headed for the blue convertible, hoping the Cokes weren t too warm or the popcorn too cold for Karen s liking.

　　I flung（猛地打開） open the door of the car only to discover a couple engaged in some serious necking in the back seat. Sorry, I muttered（低聲叨咕）, spilling（散落） popcorn as I banged the door shut.

　　Finally, after bumping about（碰撞） in the dark so long that I ate the popcorn myself and downed（吃下） both Cokes, I found the car. Karen glanced（瞥） over at me, her eyes icy. Where s my drink? she asked. I tossed（扔） her the MMs. This is all they had. I slid（悄悄地走） into my seat, and we watched the rest of the movie in silence（沉默）.

　　I never went out with Karen again, although one time she did ask to borrow my car. （I said no.） And the next time I took a date to the drive-in, I took an extra（額外的） pack of MMs with meand dropped（扔） them all the way to the concession stand, just so I could find my way back.

　 「讀書筆記」

　　電影過(guò)半，我仍在考慮該怎么做。（I was still trying to figure just how to do that）突然卡倫說(shuō)：我渴了。

　　我去買點(diǎn)東西?。↖ ll get us something!）我說(shuō)著，幾乎是跳出了車外。（almost leaping out of the car）我繞過(guò)黑乎乎的一排排車到了貨攤，心想，我不能讓她覺得我是個(gè)吝嗇鬼。我買了可樂 、爆米花和MM豆。我抱著滿滿一兜好吃的，轉(zhuǎn)身往自己的車返回。

　　忽然，我意識(shí)到我找不到我的車了。茫茫一片車海圍繞著我。（A sea of automobiles surrounded me）我甚至記不得我從哪個(gè)方向來(lái)的！

　　Cheapskate是美式口語(yǔ)，意思是吝嗇鬼（尤指逃避付費(fèi)的人），goodie在口語(yǔ)中指好吃的東西。

　　我開始到處走，尋找我的藍(lán)色敞篷寶時(shí)捷。 一排接著一排，一條死路接著一條死路。（Aisle after aisle. Dead end after dead end.）然后，那是是的！我直奔那輛藍(lán)色敞篷車，（I headed for the blue convertible）希望就卡倫的喜好來(lái)說(shuō)，（for Karen s liking）可樂還不算太熱，爆米花也不算太冷。（the Cokes weren t too warm or the popcorn too cold）

　　我猛地打開車門（I flung open the door of the car）不料發(fā)現(xiàn)一對(duì)戀人正在后座上沉醉在親吻中。（only to discover a couple engaged in some serious necking in the back seat）對(duì)不起我咕噥說(shuō)，關(guān)車門時(shí)把爆米花撒了一地。（spilling popcorn as I banged the door shut）

　　Only有不料，結(jié)果卻的意思；necking在美國(guó)口語(yǔ)中指摟脖子親嘴。

　　這段中的短語(yǔ)engaged in，意思是從事于、忙于、埋頭致力于，顯然，他說(shuō)對(duì)這對(duì)戀人engaged in some serious necking有點(diǎn)調(diào)侃的意思。其實(shí)，這是個(gè)很正式的短語(yǔ)，常用在簡(jiǎn)歷中，比如下面這個(gè)人就寫道：

　　As a lecturer, I have been engaged in English teaching for ten years.

　　作為講師，我已經(jīng)從事了十年的英語(yǔ)教學(xué)工作了。

　　這個(gè)短語(yǔ)也可以指做不好的事，比如：

　　Robert is engaged in drug trafficking.

　　Robert從事販毒活動(dòng)。

　　其實(shí)，engaged這個(gè)詞最常用的還是下面這種情況：

　　Were engaged. 我們訂婚了。

　　與某人訂婚，要說(shuō)be engaged to sb.比如：

　　He was engaged to Lucy ten days ago.

　　（十天前他與露西訂了婚。）

　　最后，在吃完了爆米花，喝光了兩瓶可樂，（that I ate the popcorn myself and downed both Cokes）在黑暗中碰碰撞撞了很久以后，（after bumping about in the dark so long）我終于找到了我的車。（I found the car）卡倫瞥了我一眼，（Karen glanced over at me）目光冰冷。（her eyes icy）我的飲料呢？她問。我把MM豆扔給她，（I tossed her the MMs）他們只有這個(gè)。我悄悄地移到座位上，（I slid into my seat）我們?cè)诔聊锌赐炅耸Ｏ碌碾娪?。（and we watched the rest of the movie in silence）

　　我再?zèng)]和卡倫約會(huì)過(guò)，盡管有一次她問我借車。（我說(shuō)不。）下次去免下車劇場(chǎng)約會(huì)，我給自己另外準(zhǔn)備了一份MM豆，（I took an extra pack of MMs with me）把它們?nèi)釉谌ヘ洈偟穆飞?，（dropped them all the way to the concession stand）這樣我就能找到回來(lái)的路了。（just so I could find my way back）

　 「句型留言板」

　　今天的句型來(lái)自原文中的Aisle after aisle. Dead end after dead end.

　　Sth. after sth. 在句中作狀語(yǔ)，表示動(dòng)作的連續(xù)重復(fù)。

　　比如高中課本Disland里面有句話說(shuō)：

　　Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread．

　　老鼠天天都回來(lái)，而迪斯尼也天天給老鼠吃面包。

　　這里的day after day; = for a number of days; continuously 天天地，日復(fù)一日地。把day換成其他詞，就有：week after week; month after month; year after year; generation after generation等許多表達(dá)法。

　　來(lái)看幾個(gè)例子：

　　We used to go to the seaside for a holiday year after year.

　　過(guò)去我們每年都去海邊度假。

　　Some folk songs are passed on generation after generation.

　　有些民歌被一代接一代地傳唱。

　　有一個(gè)用法和sth. after sth.很類似，就是sth. by sth.我們通過(guò)一個(gè)例句來(lái)看看它們的區(qū)別：

　　day by day 一天天地，逐漸地．

　　My hair is becoming gray day by day.

　　我的頭發(fā)一天比一天白了。

　　也就是說(shuō)，這種用法更強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的變化過(guò)程。

　　今天的基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)里，我們講了一個(gè)短語(yǔ)be engaged in的用法，一個(gè)句型sth. after sth.表示動(dòng)作的連續(xù)重復(fù)。

　　我們下次再見！