Eztalk美语【84】His face broke out 他脸上的痘痘冒了

Emily: Actually¹, there's a way to keep the kitchen god² from telling the bad things you did³.
Joice: What is it? Tell me! Will it work for Lester, too?
Emily: I think so! Just serve⁴ a lot of sweet dishes⁵ next week. That will make the kitchen god say sweet things about you!
Joice: Hmm⁶. Are you sure that will work? I already⁷ tried giving chocolate to Lester.
Emily: And what happened?
Joice: His face broke⁸ out and he said⁹ it was¹⁰ my fault¹¹!

serve (v.) 　
（以食物）款待

break out 　
（脸上）冒出痘痘
A: Do you want some chocolate? 你要来点巧克力吗？ B: No, thanks. Chocolate makes my skin¹² break out. 不了，多谢。巧克力会让我长痘痘。

艾蜜莉：其实有个方法可以让灶神不说出你的过失。
乔伊丝：什么方法？跟我说！这对莱斯特也管用吗？
艾蜜莉：我觉得啦！下星期你就多准备点甜食。这可以让灶神说你的好话！
乔伊丝：呣。你确定那会有效吗？我已经试过请莱斯特吃巧克力了。
艾蜜莉：那后来呢？
乔伊丝：他脸上的痘痘冒了出来，还说是我的错！

1 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

2 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 serve   

v.服务，供职；伺候，招待；适用；服役

参考例句：

• To serve the people is our duty.为人民服务是我们的本分。
• I decided to serve the church.我决心服务于教会。

5 dishes   

n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人

参考例句：

• a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
• The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 hmm   

int.哼！（踌躇等）

参考例句：

• Hmm......that's very strange.嗯……这很奇怪。
• Hmm.What day is it?嗯，今天是星期几?

7 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

8 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

9 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

10 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

11 fault   

n.过错；缺点；故障；毛病；vt.挑剔；vi.弄错

参考例句：

• It's not our fault.这不是我方过错。
• I cannot pass over his fault.我不能宽恕他的过失。

12 skin   

n.皮肤，皮；vt.剥皮，使愈合；vi.长皮，愈合；蜕皮

参考例句：

• You need a skin test.你需要做个皮肤测试。
• Your skin is very dry.你的肌肤非常干燥。