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B:Oh, I can't believe my eyes. She's total acting out of her ages.

哦,我的天哪,简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,她的行为与年龄完全不符。

A:She's a movie star, so she must do a lot on her appearance.

她是一个电影明星,所以必须得花很多工夫在外表上。

B:Exactly!

确实!

air

空气,大气,天空,空中,神态,气氛,做作,不自然的态度

Useful Phrases实用短语

①in the air在传播中,流行,可感觉到的

There's romance in the air.

有种浪漫的气氛,弥漫在空中。

②up in the air悬而未决

The finall judgement is still up in the air.

最终审判尚未决定。

③put on airs摆架子

Although she is an eminent artist, she never put on airs.

尽管她是位赫赫有名的艺术家,但她从不摆架子。

eminent [emin?nt] adj. 卓越的,杰出的,显着的,着名的

④Don’t take such airs with me.不要对我装腔作势。

Daily Conversation日常会话

A:The rumor about his love affair is in the air.

关于他的绯闻正在传播

B:I also heard about it but I didn't believe it.

我也听说了,但是我不相信。

A:But his wife has prepared to divorce with him.

但是她妻子已经准备和他离婚了。

B:Maybe it's true. After all we can't learn a person from his appearance.

也许这是真的,毕竟我们不能光从外表来了解一个人。

Notes:

1. love affairs风流韵事

2. rumor [ru:m?] 谣言,传闻

alive

活着的,仍存在的,有生气的,活泼的,充满的

Useful Phrases实用短语

①be alive in every fibre浑身是劲

Whatever his girlfriend asks him to do he must be alive in every fibre.

无论他女朋友叫他干什么,他一定浑身是劲。

②any man alive任何人

Any man alive would condemn him for maltreating his parents.

任何人都会为他虐待父母而谴责他。

maltreat[mae'tri:t] v. 虐待

③come alive活跃起来,看似真的

She comes alive as soon as we're talking about eating.

一谈到吃,她的精神就来了。

Daily Conversation日常会话

A:She has been crazy about the super star named SJ.

她已经为超级明星SJ疯狂了。

B:Well, when someone talk of them, she'll be alive in every fibre.

嗯,当有人聊起他们时,她浑身是劲。

A:I heard she had spent a lot of money buying their CD.

我听说她花了很多钱去买了很多他们的CD.

B:If I were her, I'll download from the computer.

如果我是她,我就会从电脑上下载。

Notes:

1. be crazy about对……疯狂,对……着迷

2. download [daun'l?ud] v. 下载

answer答复,回答,答案

Useful Phrases实用短语

①have (know) all the answers(自以为)全懂,什么都精通

I don't like that kind of person who thinks himself knowing all the answer.

我不喜欢那种自以为什么都懂的人。

②answer back(口)回嘴,顶嘴

Jack was given a chance to answer back in a TV interview.

在一次电视访谈中,杰克得到了辩白的机会。

③in answer to作为……的回答

She chose to leave the entertainment circle in answer to her affair.

她以退出娱乐圈的方式回应这次绯闻事件。

Daily Conversation日常会话

A:I don't like that kind of person who always pretends to have all the answers to everything.

我不喜欢他那种假装什么都懂的人。

B:When you meet some trouble to ask him for some advice, he won't think out any effective way.

当你遇到困难去向他寻求建议时,他却想不出什么有效的方法。

A:I think Tom is one of that kind of person.

汤姆就属于那种人之一。

Notes:

1. pretend to sth假装做某事

2. think out想出

appearance出现,露面,外貌,外观

Useful Phrases实用短语

①at first appearance初看起来

At first appearance, he is a decent guy.

初看起来,他是个不错的人。

②in appearance在外表上

He was famous for spending too much time in appearance.

他以花过多精力在外表上而出名。

③put on the appearance of装出……的样子

Even though she cares about him, she still puts on the appearance of indifference.

尽管她十分关心他,但仍装出一副漠不关心的样子。

Daily Conversation日常会话

A:We can't judge a person just by appearance.

我们不能以貌取人。

B:I can't agree anymore.

我再赞成不过了。

A:But it's easy to say than to do it. I often can't do like that having said. I know it's a bad habit but I can't control myself sometimes.

但是说得容易做得难。我常常做不到向那句话说的那样。我知道这是不好的习惯,但我有时就是控制不了自己。

B:To tell the truth, I'm the same with you.

说实话,我和你一样。

attention注意,留意,考虑,照料,立正姿势

Useful Phrases实用短语

①attract one's attention引起某人注意

He does a lot of things just to attract her attention.

他做了许多事情为的就是为了引起她的注意。

②stand at attention立正站着

The two students were punshied to stand at attention in the hot sunshine.

这两个学生被罚在大太阳下立正站着。

③fix one's attention on…集中精力于……

Nearly no one can fix his attention on teacher during thewhole class.

上课期间几乎没人能够整堂课集中精力在老师讲课上。

Daily Conversation日常会话

A:She don't want to attract the others'attention but the turns fact out to be the opposite one.

她不想引起别人的注意,但事实却相反。

B:Although she's so famous a writer, she usually keeps a low tone.

尽管她是位非常着名的作家,但是却经常保持低调。

A:She has written numerous novels, and many of them have been adapted into dramas.

她已经写了很多小说了,其中很多都被改编成了戏剧。

Notes:

1. turn out to be结果是,证明是

2. keep a low tone保持低调

3. drama ['dra:m?]n. 戏,剧,戏剧