迷你对话学地道口语第4期:使人耳目一新的人

[00:00:01] He has a girlfriend already.
他已经有女朋友了。
[00:03:34] You are kidding!
开玩笑吧。
[00:04:46] He just broke up with Ann.
他刚和Ann分手。
[00:07:39] Her new girlfriend is a far cry from Ann.
他的心女友与Ann大不相同。
[00:12:52] She is like a breath¹ of fresh air.
她就像一股清风，令人心神一爽。
[00:14:59] I hope I will meet her soon.
我希望我能很快见到她。　　

习语：a breath of air
讲解：a breath of air 本义指“一股清风”，It' s really sultry. There is not a breath of air. 真的闷热得很,一点儿风也没有。 它逐渐转喻为person or thing that is welcome and refreshing² change，即：使人耳目一新的人或事物。
例如：His ideas about revitalizing the company's activities are like a breath of fresh air. 他使公司恢复元气活动的意见如同一股新鲜空气，令人耳目一新。
情景对话：
A :He has a girlfriend already.
B :You are kidding! He justbroke up withAnn.
A :Her new girlfriend isa far cry fromAnn. She is likea breath of fresh air.
B :I hope I will meet her soon.
参考翻译：
A :他已经有女朋友了。
B :开玩笑吧。他刚和Ann分手。
A :他的心女友与Ann大不相同，他就像一股清风，令人心神一爽。
B :我希望我能很快见到她。
好词妙语：
1.a far cry：大不相同，悬殊遥远的差距
a far cry from：与......差距甚远
Life on a farm is a far cry from what I've been used to.
农场生活与我已过惯的日子迥然不同。
2.break up with：（恋爱）与某人分手
I can't figure out why my girlfriend wanted to break up with me.
我弄不明白为什么我的女朋友要跟我分手。

1 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

2 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。