情景英语：中级美语对话(第62讲)

时间：2007-11-17 06:02:42

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 62. Keep the Change p. 430

    Jimmy is at the Boston Airport. He hails a taxi.

    T： Where to, buddy1？

    J： The Sheraton Hotel, please.

    T： Ok. Is this your first time in Boston？

    J： Yes. What's a good place for sightseeing？

    T： If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can walk the Freedom Trail.

    J： I'm kind of strapped2 for time.

    T： In that case, whatever else you do, you must check out the observatory3 on the 63rd floor of the John Hancock Building.

    J： Isn't the building all glass？

    T： That's right. You can't miss it. Here's your hotel. That'll be $17.50, please.

    J： Here's $20.00. Keep the change.

    miser    n.stingy adj. or cheap

    There is a striking change in his personality. 明显的   change 可数

    How much do you have in change？ = How much change do you have？    change 不可数

    barber shop     beauty shop（or beauty parlor4, beauty salon5）美容院

    hail a taxi  拦一部taxi

    what's a good place for sightseeing/eating/movie？

    Thailand is a great place to go sightseeing.

    strap means tie or bind

    be strapped/hard/pressured for time

    check out （the observatory） = take a look at

    look out over the city


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1 buddy 3xGz0E     
n.（美口）密友，伙伴
参考例句：
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！
2 strapped ec484d13545e19c0939d46e2d1eb24bc     
adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带
参考例句：
  • Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 observatory hRgzP     
n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台
参考例句：
  • Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
  • Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。
4 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅
参考例句：
  • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
5 salon VjTz2Z     
n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室
参考例句：
  • Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
  • You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

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