第571期:听到Big Names, 别再以为自己的名字很炫啦!(在线收听

 英语中有很多简单的单词组合在一起,意思却非常有趣,比如raining dogs and cats,明明是狗和猫,其实是倾盆大雨的意思。而今天所要学习的Big name,其实也不是“大名字”的意思,那究竟是什么呢?学习下下面的句子你就一清二楚啦!

New Words:
look forward to:期待,后接名词/动名词
take some time off: 休息一段时间
collaborate vi. 合作;

Example One:

The big names in American fast food are now well known all over the world. McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King sell pizzas, chips, hot dogs, hamburgers and fried chicken from Los Angeles to London and Tokyo to Turin.
美国快餐业的巨头现在全球闻名。从洛杉矶到伦敦,从东京到都灵,都有麦当劳、肯德基和汉堡王出售匹萨饼、薯条、热狗、三明治和炸鸡块。

Example Two:

I was actually looking forward to taking some time off.
我其实想暂时休一段时间的假。
-What? That is the worst idea I've ever heard. You're the biggest name in TV right now.
什么 这真是我听过最蠢的主意。你现在是电视剧界的头号明星。

总结:big name有知名人士;知名品牌或是众所周知的事情的意思

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