英语俚语天天说 第266期:英文版的《我的前半生》

 　　介绍:

　　Thirty-seven-year-old Zi Jun leads a peaceful life as a housewife, yet is unaware¹ of the cracks in her marriage. She is taken aback when her husband asks for a divorce and is unsuccessful in her attempts to save their relationship. After an initial period of denial, Zi Jun heads back into the workforce² with the help of best friend Tang Jing and her boyfriend He Han. This is a drama adaption of Yi Shu’s novel of the same name.

　　take aback 使吃惊；吓一跳

　　housewife 家庭主妇

　　asks for a divorce 要求离婚

　　heads back into the workforce 重返职场

1 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。