If I learned anything when I lost everything, it's that, A, there's no wiggle room when it comes to cottage cheese expiration dates. And B, you can't get attached to material things.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. cottage cheese 后进同化;
2. 语调:...when I lost everything,↗ it's that, A,↗... And B,↘ ...
*承接下文时一般用升调,起到提示作用。
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:wiggle room 〔说话或做事所留的〕回旋余地;空子
We should allow for some wiggle room [=flexibility] when we plan the schedule.
我们在计划日程时应该留出一些回旋的余地。
The salesman has some wiggle room to reduce the price of the car.
销售员有降低汽车价格的回旋余地。
词链儿:there's no wiggle room 没有回旋余地
So explain to us, where is the wiggle room?
跟我们解释一下,有回旋的余地吗?
图片源自《告密者》
...we should find him a little wiggle room, don't you think?
我们得给他点回旋的余地,您觉得呢?
图片源自《天龙特攻队》
2. when it comes to... 谈到.../当提到...
3. cottage cheese 农家干酪〔一种白色软干酪,用酸奶制成〕
4. expiration dates = expiry date 到期日,失效日期
EXP=expiration
BBF=best before 〔某一日期〕前食用最佳
use-by date 此日期前食用;保存期
生产日期:
缩写"PD", 即 production date
或者:缩写"MFD",即 manufacturing date。
5. attach v. 把…固定,把…附(在…上)
He attached the rope securely to a tree.
他把绳子牢牢地系在树上。
词链儿:get/be attached to 喜欢、依恋某人/某物
It’s easy to become attached to the children you work with.
你很容易就会喜欢上工作中接触到的孩子。
You should not get attached to money.
你不应该执着于金钱。
★原声例句:People get attached to things.
人们会对事物产生依恋。
★原声例句:It's annoying when you get attached to a book series...
当你沉迷于一个系列丛书时,你会觉得很烦...
Julie better not get too attached to Lenny.
朱莉最好别太迷恋连尼。
图片源自《开心汉堡店》
活学活用:
请用 get/be attached to 随意造句
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