纯正地道美语 第95期(外教讲解):Talking About a Pas

Daily Life - Talking About a Past Event (C0095)

A: Mike! Hey, how are you, man! Long time no see!
B: Hey, Pat! Yeah, I haven’t seen you in ages! How are you?
A: I’m doing great! It’s funny running into you like this. Just last week I ran into Matt as well.
B: Yeah? How’s he doing?
A: He’s doing well. We went out for a couple of beers and the funniest thing happened.
B: Oh yeah?
A: Well, we were talking and catching¹ up on what we’ve been doing, talking about work and family,when all of a sudden, Matt saw a mouse run under his chair and he completely lost it! He started freaking out, and screaming...
B: Ha ha, really?
A: Yeah, and the funniest thing was, that he jumped on to his chair and started shrieking² like a girl.You had to be there! Everyone was staring and laughing... it was hilarious
 

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 shrieking   

v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were all shrieking with laughter. 他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。 来自《简明英汉词典》