情景会话口袋书人际篇 第456期:行李丢失(4)

 　　13. I didn't know where I put my luggage.

　　我不知道我把行李放在什么地方了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I forgot the right place of my luggage.

　　I had mislaid my luggage.

　　14. Please describe the lost belongings¹.

　　请描述下丢失的物品。

　　还能这样说：

　　Please give a description of the lost belongings.

　　Please tell me something about the lost belongings.

　　15. Your luggage has been found in a corner.

　　你的行李在一个角落里找到了。

　　还能这样说：

　　We have found your luggage in a corner.

　　We have located² your luggage in a corner.

　　应用解析：

　　be done in a corner 秘密做地；

　　from the corners/all corners of the earth 从世界各处；

　　in a tight³ corner 陷于困境；

　　drive a person into a corner 将人逼入困境

　　16. An old man picked up my baggage by mistake.

　　一位老人错拿了我的行李。

　　还能这样说：

　　An old man mistook my baggage for his.

　　An old man took my baggage by mistake.

　　应用解析：

　　pick at sth. 小口地吃（某物）；

　　have a bone to pick with sb. 就某事跟某人辩论，争吵；

　　pick up on 对……熟悉起来；

　　pick sb.'s brains 问某人问题以获取有用的信息

　　17. The police have caught the man who stole your bag.

　　警察已经抓到了偷你包的人。

　　还能这样说：

　　The police have found the thief who stole your bag.

　　The man who stole your bag has been caught by the police.

　　应用解析：

　　catch sb. off one's guard 乘人不备，乘人不注意；

　　catch sb.'s death 造成某人之死；

　　catch sb. red-handed 当场抓住某人

1 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

2 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

3 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。