2023.12.31

口语

It might be a struggle to force this down.

这东西难以下咽。

吐槽食物/药品难以下咽:

It's a struggle to force sth down.

eg:

It's a struggle to force this medicine down.

形容好酒余味悠长:

have/leave a good aftertaste

eg:That whisky has a good aftertaste.

这威士忌喝起来余味十足。

如果菜有aftertaste,就是贬义词

eg:The garlic(大蒜) leaves a strong aftertaste.

酒的度数太高着不住:

The whisky gets me.（太冲了）

The place doesn't get me.这个地方没有吸引到我。

What gets me is their attitude.让我生气的是他们的态度。

Now we got haggis under our belt.现在一盘哈吉斯已经下肚了。

打分评价:

I'm gonna rate sth a/an+评分+out of+满分。

eg:

I'm gonna rate this three out of ten.

满分10分的话，我给它打3分。

想问别人满分十分会打多少分？

What would you rate sth out of ten?

形容xx与传言不符:

sth is not as good/bad/delicious/beautiful/crisp/… as people said it would taste.

eg:

It's not nearly as bad as people said it would taste.

味道并没有传说中那么差唉。

nasty food黑暗料理

wear a blindfold戴眼罩

broccoli(🥦) is healthy.

This is the dress I'm in the mood for.这就是我想要的裙子。

in the mood for想拥有

stereotype刻板印象

stereotype about the elderly.对老年人的刻板印象。

听力:

nonsense n.胡说

The girl though that the boy was talking nonsense.

这个女孩觉得男孩再胡说。

proposal n.求婚

That man is making a proposal to his girlfriend with a ring.

那位男士正在用戒指向他的女朋友求婚。

horn(。)的角

This goat's() horns are very long and curly.这只山羊的角又长又弯。

be used to + doing sth意为：习惯于做某事

eg:

He's quite used to working hard.

他习惯于艰苦工作。

be used to do sth：被用来做……的

eg:

Wood is used to make paper.

木材被用来造纸。

used to do：过去经常做……

eg:

We used to go there every year.

我们过去每年都要去那儿。