迷你对话学地道口语第64期:偶遇

　　迷你对话：
A:Is this watch yours?
这是你的手表吗？
B:No, it isn't mine. I blundered² upon³ it under the sofa. Do youknow whose watch it is?
不，不是我的。我是在沙发下面捡到的。你知道是谁的吗？
A:Let me have a look. It's mine. I have been looking for it, but just cannot find it. It's present from my father.
让我看一看，这是我的手表，我一直在找它就是找不到。这是我父亲送给我的礼物。
B:Well, here you are. Remember to put it in a proper place.
哦，给你吧。记得把它放好。
地道表达：
blunder¹ upon
小编讲解：
blunder是动词，意思是“犯错误，乱闯，瞎闯或者是碰到某物”，短语blunder upon指的是“偶然碰上或者是无意中发现”。
支持范例：
Eg.Yesterday I blundered upon an old friend I hadn't seen for several years.
昨天我偶然碰上了一个几年没见面的老朋友。
Eg.I blundered upon an old classmate this morning.
今天早上我偶然遇到了一位老同学。
Eg.While visiting the Great Wall, they blundered upon a group of foreign friends.
他们在游览长城的时候偶然遇到了一群外国友人。
Eg.Yesterday I blundered upon an old acquaintance⁴ of mine.
昨天我偶然遇到一位老相识。
词海拾贝：
1.put sth in + adj. Place：把......放在......的地方
Eg.He put the gold watch in a safe place.
他把金表放在安全处。
Eg.I went and put it in a secret place by Parah, as the Lord⁵ had said to me.
我就去，照着所吩咐我的将它带藏在伯拉河边。
Eg.Just take a stone and put it in the same place.
拿块石头，放回原位。
Eg.The mice at the cheese again, put it in a safer place.
耗子又在偷吃干酪了，把它放到较安全的地方去吧。
2.have a look：看一看，看一下
Eg.I went east in May to have a look at him.
我五月到东部去拜访他。
Eg.Let me have a look at your newspaper.
让我看一看你的报纸。
Eg.Now that he'd come to the door, he thought he might as well go in with the others to have a look.
他想既然来到了门口，莫如跟着进去看看。
Eg.Please have a look and tell me your opinion.
请看一下并把你的意见告诉我。
3.look for：寻找
4.a prensent from sb：某人送的礼物
5.under the sofa：在沙发下面
6.a proper place：合适的地方

1 blunder   

n.错误；vi.跌跌撞撞地走，慌乱地走，犯错误

参考例句：

• I saw that I had been guilty of a careless blunder.我意识到自己因疏忽而酿成大错。
• He has made a terrible blunder.他铸成大错。

2 blundered   

犯错误( blunder的过去式和过去分词 )； 踉踉跄跄地走

参考例句：

• The new manager blundered away most of the firm's profits. 新经理由于失策使公司损失了大部分利润。
• He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife. 当他侮辱老板的妻子时，他真是犯了一个大错。

3 upon   

prep.在……上面

参考例句：

• I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

4 acquaintance   

n.认识，相识，了解；相识的人，熟人

参考例句：

• When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?你是什么时候认识他兄弟的？
• I have only a nodding acquaintance with him.我和他只有点头之交。

5 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！