迷你对话学地道口语第821期:迅速行动

 　　Subject : You had better shake a leg before it’s all gone.

　　第一，迷你对话

　　A: You have better shake a leg before it’s all gone.

　　你最好是在它们卖光之前赶快去。

　　B: You are right. I am just about to start.

　　你说得对，我正要出发了。

　　第二，地道表达

　　shake a leg

　　1. 解词释义

　　Shake a leg是俚语，常用于祈使句中，来表示催促对方快点动手做某事，迅速行动。

　　2. 拓展范例

　　e.g. Come on, shake a leg. We're late already.

　　好啦, 快点儿, 我们快要迟到了。

　　e.g. Shake a leg! The bus won't wait and you will miss it.

　　赶快! 公共汽车不等人，到时你就错过这班车了。

　　e.g. Come on , shake a leg , son, or you're going to be late for school.

　　快点，儿子, 不然你上学就迟到了。

　　e.g. If you don't shake a leg, we're going to be late for the movie.

　　如果你不赶快的话，我们看电影就要迟到了。

　　第三，视野拓展

　　shake a leg：跳舞

　　A: John, let's go for a dance!

　　约翰, 我们跳舞去吧!

　　B : Sorry, I don't know how to shake a leg.

　　对不起, 我不会跳舞。

　　e.g. Let's step out on the dance floor and shake a leg.

　　咱们到舞池里跳个舞吧。

　　第四，咬文嚼字

　　1. 生活中表示“什么东西卖完了。”可以用到情景剧中的表达方式：It is all gone.

　　2. had better: 最好还是

　　e.g. He had better cut out the nonsense¹.

　　他最好停止胡说八道。

　　e.g. Perhaps you and I had better change over; you are more experienced².

　　也许我们的工作还是对换一下好, 你比我更有经验。

　　3. be about to do：正要做……，刚要做……，即将做……，欲做……

　　e.g. The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.

　　总统即将结束对索马里的访问。

　　e.g. He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.

　　他承受着被迫辞职的压力，很快就要被排挤出去了。

1 nonsense   

n.胡说，废话

参考例句：

• Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的！你说的全是废话！
• "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”，她严厉地说。

2 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。