他相当矮,而且秃顶

http://www.sina.com.cn 2007年02月11日 14:40  北京市民讲外语活动组委会

  He's quite short and bald.

  他相当矮,而且秃顶。

  A She is really beautiful.

  A 她非常漂亮。

  B Yes, she is. She's very beautiful indeed.

  B 是的,是这样。她的确非常漂亮。

  A But I was surprised when I saw her husband.

  A 但是当我看到她丈夫时我很吃惊。

  B Why's that?

  B 为什么呢?

  A Well, he's older than her. And he's quite short and bald.

  A 哦,他比她老。而且他相当矮,还秃顶。

  B Opposites attract!

  B 异性相吸!

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  Notes注释

  1 Some characteristics are seen as good. For example: She's really beautiful. / She's really beautiful. But some characteristics are seen as less desirable than others! For example: He's quite short / He's quite short / and bald. / and bald. He's quite short and bald.

  人们认为某些特点是好的。例如:She's really beautiful. /她非常漂亮。但是有些特点跟其他特点比起来不那么好。例如:He's quite short /他相当矮/ and bald. /还秃顶。/ He's quite short and bald. /他相当矮,还秃顶。

  2 To put a positive spin on the attraction of opposites, you can say: Opposites attract. / Opposites attract.

  让线圈的正极和负极相互吸引,你可以说:Opposites attract. /异性相吸!

Key phrases and sentences

 

She is really beautiful.

Yes, she is. She's very beautiful indeed.

But I was surprised when I saw her husband.

Why's that?

Well, he's older than her. And he's quite short and bald.

Opposites attract!

 

重要的短语和句子

 

她非常漂亮。

是的,是这样。她的确非常漂亮。

 

但是当我看到她丈夫时我很吃惊。

 

为什么呢?

 哦,他比她老。而且。

 

异性相吸!

 

 

 

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