迷你对话学地道口语第374期:因为,由于

　　第一、迷你对话
A: My elder aunt feels like vomiting¹, she is pregnant².
我大姨怀孕了，老是想吐。
B: She’d better drink plenty of hot water and lie in bed.
她最好多喝开水，多休息。
A: But she feels like having no appetite at all if she stays at home all day.
但是她觉得整天呆在家里一点胃口也没有。
B: Don’t worry. She will be all right.
别担心，她很快就会好起来的。
第二、对话精讲
1. 地道表达
核心短语】what with
解词释义】此语多用来表示ask the reason for something，即指“原因，原由”，尤其是指对行为古怪的人们询问为什么会如此做。
例句-1】What with one thing and another, I forgot to tell you we couldn't come.
因为事情很多, 弄得我忘记告诉你我们不能来了。
例句-2】What with war and what with famine³, the populace at large were caught between two fires.
又是打仗又闹饥荒，平民百姓处于水深火热之中。
例句-3】What with the high prices, and what with the badness of the times, we find it hard to get along.
部分因为物价高涨，部分因为时机不好，生活真是愈来愈难过了。
例句-4】What with all this work and so little sleep at nights, I don't think I can go on much longer.
这些工作都要做，晚上睡得又少，我要顶不住了。
2. 词海拾贝
plenty of：很多的，大量的
例句】As I had plenty of money I was able to help her.
我钱很宽裕，能帮助她。
have no appetite：没有胃口
例句】I can't concentrate during the day, I have no appetite, and I can't fall asleep at night.
白天我没法集中注意力，也没有胃口。晚上我无法入睡。
all day：一天到晚，整天
例句】He is a very lazy person, sleeping all day.
他非常懒惰，整天睡觉。
feel like：想要
例句】Do you feel like going to a movie?
你想看电影吗？

1 vomiting   

吐

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”

2 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

3 famine   

n.饥荒；严重的缺乏

参考例句：

• We're collecting for the famine victims.我们正在为遭受饥荒的灾民募款。
• Famine stared us in the face.饥荒迫在眉睫。