实用口语之地道美语推荐
She has perfect pitch.Victor: 她有完美的乐感。
Nancy: Pitch is like a musical note, and having perfect pitch is when you
always can tell exactly the correct note in whatever you are singing or
playing.
Victor: Pitch像个音符，而having perfect pitch是说当你在唱歌或演奏时都能找准正确音符。
What do you have on tap?
Victor: 你喝什么样的生啤酒?
Nancy: This is a common question in a bar or restaurant，"on tap" refers to
beer which people drink out of a big glass mug called a beer stein.
Victor:“ontop”指非瓶装啤酒，就是放在大玻璃蒸馏灌中的啤酒。
The plane is having mechanical difficulties.
Victor: 这架飞机出现了点机械故障。
Nancy: If the plane's engine is having trouble，they won't let anyone fly
until it's fixed，which is a good thing.
Victor: 如果飞机发动机出现问题，他们会等到修好才允许起飞，这是很负责任的表现。
Go ahead，take that attitude.
Victor: 随便，我无所谓。Take that attitude就像说“就那样吧，我无所谓”。
Nancy: Saying take that attitude is like saying，“Be that way，I don't
care!”
Things are getting out of hand.
Victor: 事情无法控制了。
Nancy: Out of hand means something is out of control，or hard to deal with
for whatever reason，usually that there's simply too much of it.
Victor: Out of hand 意思是事情无法控制或很难解决，一般指事情太多。
He's in better condition now than he ever was.
Victor: 他的身体从没这么好过。
Nancy: To be in good condition means to be physically healthy, and able to
do a lot of exercise without getting tired.
Victor: To be in good condition 表示体格健康，做很多锻炼都不会感到累。
Sorry，she's not here right now，can Itake a message?
Victor: 对不起，她现在不在，能留言吗?
Nancy: This is considered a polite way to answer the phone，either at home
or in business.
Victor: 在家或公司这都是一种有礼貌的接电话方式。
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