书城外语万用英语表达宝典
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第16章 生活万花筒(1)

吸烟

Are you smoking a lot你抽烟很多吗?

Should I have to stop smoking我一定得戒烟吗?

Do you smoke this kind of cigarettes你抽这种香烟吗?

cigarette香烟,纸烟

I guess you don’t smoke, right我猜你不抽烟,对吗?

I’m going to stop smoking when I finish this pack of cigarettes.等我抽完这包烟我就戒烟。

I’ve decided to give up smoking.我已经决定戒烟了。

How do you know you can give up smoking你怎么知道你戒得掉呢?

This is a non-smoking section, isn’t it这是一个禁烟区,是不是?

non-smoking section禁烟区,无烟区

Do you feel like a smoke你想抽支烟吗?

Do you mind my smoking here你介意我抽支烟吗?

The doctor advised me give up smoking.医生建议我戒烟。

Smoking is bad for your health.吸烟有害健康。

Smoking is a nasty habit.吸烟是个坏习惯。

整形

Did you hear about Tummy tuck你听说过迷你吸脂吗?

hear about听说

Plastic surgery is very popular.现在整形手术非常流行。

surgery外科,手术

I heard most of the Korean actresses have had plastic surgery.我听说大多数的韩国女演员都做过整形手术。

actress女演员

Many people suspect that she has had a breast enlargement surgery.很多人都怀疑她做过隆胸手术。

breast enlargement隆胸

I’m ready for a lift.我准备好去做拉皮了。

Last month I had a double eyelid operation.上个月我做了一个双眼皮手术。

I still remember she’s moon-face, but now is the oval face.我记得她是圆脸的,但现在是瓜子脸了。

Face lift is becoming increasingly popular over time.拉皮变得越来越流行了。

increasingly越来越多地,渐增地

I bet she has had a nose surgery.我打赌她做了隆鼻手术。

I just feel myself so fat that I want to do a liposuction.我觉得自己是那么胖,所以想做个抽脂手术了。

liposuction抽脂术

择偶

What kind of guys do you like你喜欢什么类型的男人?

I like those guys who are bold but cautious.我喜欢那种胆大心细的人。

bold大胆的,英勇的

cautious谨慎的

What’s the most important trait that you think men should have你认为男人应该具有的最重要的品质是什么?

What about his appearance对外貌有什么要求?

appearance外貌,外观

No one wants to marry a vulgar shrew.没人愿意和一个粗俗的泼妇结婚。

shrew泼妇,悍妇

I can’t stand a man who smokes and drinks a lot.我忍受不了好烟嗜酒的男人。

Man should be responsible and loyal.男人应该有责任心并且要忠诚。

responsible负责的,可靠的

loyal忠诚的,忠心的

You are more suitable for a man from the same culture.你更适合来自同一文化的男人。

I dislike the men who are keenly alive to their own interests.我讨厌斤斤计较个人利益的男人。

I’m not interested in women who always nag about trifles.我对那些总是为小事唠叨的女人没兴趣。

nag about不停地抱怨

醉酒

He’s drunk.他喝醉了。

He’s tipsy.他有点醉了。

tipsy踉跄的,喝醉的

He’s wasted.他喝得烂醉。

He’s as drunk as a skunk.他烂醉如泥。

He drank himself under the table.他喝得不省人事。

under the table酒醉

He’s tanked.他醉醺醺的。

He’s pickled.他喝得酩酊大醉。

He’s stone drunk.他已经完全醉了。

He’s three sheets to the wind.他已经神志不清了。

three sheets to the wind喝醉

花园情调

Your little garden is fabulous.你的小花园很漂亮啊。

Here you are in my garden.这里就是我家的花园了。

There are so many beautiful flowers in your garden.你的花园有这么多好看的花。

I mow the lawn every week.我每周用割草机修剪一次草坪。

lawn草地,草坪

The flowers look terrific.这些花看起来多漂亮啊。

I am going to water my flowers.我正准备给花浇水呢。

I received a set of gardening tools on my birthday.生日那天,我收到一套园艺工具。

Mary talked with me across the garden fence.玛丽和我隔着花园篱笆交谈。

He is building a greenhouse in his garden.他正在花园中建温室。

greenhouse温室

My room overlooked the garden.我的房间俯瞰花园。

Gardening is a very rewarding pastime.园艺劳动是非常有益的消遣。

pastime娱乐,消遣

I haven’t taken care of our garden for a long time.我已经很久没有整理花园了。

He’s been gardening all day.他在园中干了一整天。

He spends his spare time gardening.他把空余时间都用在园艺上了。

spare time业余时间

文体活动

What kind of activities do you prefer你喜欢哪种文体活动?

Did you have a good time你玩得开心吗?

It is the match that intensified our team spirit.这场比赛增强了我们的团队精神。

intensify增强,强化

I went cycling with my classmates.我跟同学出去赛车了。

classmate同班同学