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首先给大家介绍一个词:redundant, 它是个形容词,意思是:因人员过剩而被解雇的;不需要的; 多余的
Our plant just closed down and made a bunch of us redundant. 我们工厂刚关闭了,大部分人都失去了工作。
These equipments are redundant, put them away. 这些设备是多余的,把它们放一边吧。
那么,redundant的名词形式是:redundance/redundancy, 过多,过剩。
Redundancy among clerks is caused by the increasing use of computers. 因计算机的使用日渐增加,造成了职员的过剩。
听众Amy来信询问如何形容男生长得不错,我们可以用“decent looking”来形容:
He's a decent looking guy but he's really shy around girls for some reason.
他长得不错,但不知为什么,他在女孩面前会特别害羞。
The guy I'm seeing these days is really decent looking. 最近我约会的那个男人长得很好看。
Do you think you're a decent looking guy? 你觉得你是个相貌不错的男人吗?
下面,我们来介绍这个手头有点紧的用法:Be strapped for cash,strap是用皮带捆扎的意思,在这里是个动词,被动语态,cash是现金的意思,现金被抽紧了,那意思就是手头有点紧,缺钱。
I'm strapped for cash recently since I'm investing most of my money into the stock market. 我最近手头有点紧,因为我把大部分钱投到股市上去了。
Are you strapped for cash; you’re not going out these days. 你手头有点紧吗?这些天都不见你出门。
I’m afraid you'll be strapped for cash soon if you're spending money like there's no tomorrow. 你再像这样大笔花钱,很快手头就会紧张起来。
Really? How could you have the motivation to make more money if you're not spending money? 您最近因为什么支出而使你您的手头有些紧呢? 这里是《Faith口语课堂-天天学》,我是Faith老师,来听首歌好吗? Celien Dion带来的Immortality,很好听的。
adj. 体面的,正派的,得体的,相当好的