情景会话口袋书人际篇 第469期:赶车(1)

 　　1. I am late.

　　我迟到了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I don't catch the time.

　　I am behind time.

　　谚语：

　　Better early than late.

　　宁早勿晚。

　　2. I am afraid I won't catch the bus.

　　恐怕赶不上车了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I am afraid I will miss the bus.

　　I am afraid I will be late for the bus.

　　应用解析：

　　catch sb. on the hop¹ 乘人不备，乘人不注意；

　　catch sb. out 发现某人的错误；

　　3. Hurry up, or you will be late.

　　快点，否则你就要迟到了。

　　还能这样说：

　　Be quick, or you will be late.

　　Come on, you're almost late.

　　谚语：

　　It is never too late to learn.

　　活到老，学到老。

　　4. I seize every minute and second to take the bus.

　　我争分夺秒赶车。

　　还能这样说：

　　I split second to catch the bus.

　　I try to catch the bus as soon as quickly.

　　应用解析：

　　be seized with 被……侵扰，患、得病；

　　seize on 猛扑、袭击、抓住，利用

1 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？