第一, 情景对话
A: What do you plan to do in the summer holiday?
你暑假里准备干什么?
B: I'm going to find a temporary job in a computer company. On one hand. I can get some pocket money. On the other hand, I can practice what I have learned in school.
我想在电脑公司找份临时工干干。一方面可以赚点零花钱,另一方面还可以实习一下学校里学的东西。
A: Good idea. you can kill two birds with one stone.
好主意,你可以一举两得了。
第二, 词海拾贝
kill two birds with one stone
exp. To solve two problems at one time with a single action. (一箭双雕,一举两得)
e.g. John learned the words to his part in the play while peeling potatoes. He was killing two birds with one stone.
约翰一边削土豆一边学台词。他真是一箭双雕。
e.g. I have to cash a check and make a payment on my bank loan. I'll kill two birds with one stone by doing them both in one trip to the bank.
我必须兑现支票并支付银行贷款,我要在去银行的路上一举两得。
e.g. Bike-to-work schemes are a great way of killing two birds with one stone: getting more exercise while cutting down on the cost of your daily commute.
骑自行车上班是一种一举两得的好办法:既能锻炼身体,又能减少每天的通勤费用。
第三, 语汇积累
1. on one hand: 一方面
e.g. He has been criticized on one hand and encouraged on the other hand.
他一方面受到批评,另一方面却受到鼓励。
2. pocket money:零花钱
e.g. She went to consult with the Stebbings to know how much pocket money he should be given.
她特意拜访了斯特宾一家询问应该给他多少零用费。
e.g. The boy hived away his pocket money.
那男孩把零用钱存起来。
e.g. He squandered his pocket money on movies.
他浪费零用钱于看电影。
其它:in the summer holiday:在暑假
a temporary job:一份临时工作
in a computer company:在电脑公司
get some pocket money:得到一些零花钱