迷你对话学地道口语第158期:完蛋

　　迷你对话：
A: Dad, can you buy a new camera? My old one has gone west.
爸爸，能买个新相机给我么？我的旧的那个坏了。
B: What? I gave¹ it to you only 3 months ago.
什么？我三个月前才给你买的。
A: So, you didn’t buy a good one for me. This time how about a better one?
那就说明你没买个好的给我，这次买个好的怎么样？
B: Ok, son. I think I’ve go to tell you the truth². My company³ has gone out and I’m now out of job. If you want a new camera, go and earn⁴ money yourself⁵.
好的，儿子，我该跟你说实话了。我的公司倒闭了，我也下岗了，你要是想买个新相机，就自己挣钱吧。
地道表达：go west
解词释义：改习语有两个意思，一个是指“到美国，加拿大西部区去”，这些地区在殖民初期没有移民；第二个意思是“上西天，死”，把这个说法用来形容事物，就是“东西损坏，事物不再存在”的意思。
支持范例：
There be a fire and five year of research⁶ work go west.
失了一场火, 五年的研究工作毁于一旦。
Come along⁷ boys. Let's go west where you may have a chance⁸ to get rich.
来吧，孩子们!我们到西部去，那里或许有机会发财。
词海拾贝：
1. go out：倒塌，跨下
Eg. The old house went out suddenly⁹.
老房子突然倒塌。
2. out of job：失业
Eg. He was¹⁰ very hard up for money when he was out of job.
他失业的时候很穷。
Eg. He fell¹¹ out of job two weeks ago.
两星期前他失业了。
Eg. Smith were in debt¹² because he was out of job.
史密斯一家负债累累，因为史密斯失业了。
Eg. Colin is out of job and he' s looking for a job.
柯林失业了，正在寻找工作。

1 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

2 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

3 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

4 earn   

v.嫌得；挣得

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

5 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

6 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。

7 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

8 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

9 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

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 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

12 debt   

n.债务，义务，负债状态，罪，过失

参考例句：

• The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼还债。
• The firm had to charge off the debt as hopeless.公司只得把那笔没希望要回的债务注销。