Eztalk美语【28】he couldn't stand it anymore 他是受不了

Jack¹: Look! Allen has the mike!
Ryan: I thought he only liked to listen?
Jack: That was before he heard Stanley sing! I guess he couldn't stand it anymore, so he decided² to give it a try himself!
Jack: [Sound of Allen singing] Hey, Allen has a really good voice! He sounds like Enrique Iglesias!
Ryan: And he can move, too! He dances like Ricky Martin!

Ricky Martin 　
瑞奇马汀。拉丁流行歌手，因于葛莱美奖颁奖典礼扭臀而声名大噪。最近已出了英文专辑

stage (n.) 　
舞台，此指KTV包厢中电视与桌子之间的空间

voice (n.) 　
声音，歌喉

stand (v.) 　
忍受
A: How are you getting along with your new roommate?
你跟新室友处淂如何？
B: He snores all night long. I can't stand it!
他整晚都会打鼾。我受不了了！

Enrique Iglesias 　
安立奎伊格拉西亚斯，西班牙情歌王子。其父为情歌巨星「胡立欧」Julio Iglesias

艾伦站到了台前

杰克：大家看！艾伦拿着麦克风！
雷恩：我还以为他只喜欢听歌呢？
杰克：那是在他还没听过史丹利唱歌之前！我猜他是受不了了，干脆自己来试试！
杰克：嘿，艾伦的歌声很好听耶！他听起来就像是安立奎！
雷恩：而且他还会动呢！他跳起舞来好象瑞奇马汀！

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。