第一课: kick-off
今天要讲的英语词是kick-off。 Kick-off不就是足球比赛时踢的第一个球吗?没错,但这是kick-off的原始意思,现在kick-off也可以指任何事情的开始。今天开始的是什么事呢?今天我们开始播出“学个词”这个新节目。We kick-off the new program "Learn A Word" today.
竞选官职的候选人往往以发表讲话来开始竞选活动。Candidates kick off their campaigns with a speech. 有的美国学生学期开始先开个party。Students kick-off the semester with a party! 我们则以讲解kick-off这个词来开始我们的新节目。We kick-off our program by teaching the word kick-off.今天学的词是kick-off...
第二课: up someone's sleeve
今天我们要学一个词组: up someone's sleeve。千万不要解释为“在谁的袖子上”。Up someone's sleeve是指某人的秘密。在报导美国国务卿秘密访问贝鲁特时,报纸说:"...if there were no secret visit up the Administration's sleeve ...." 意思是:要是当局不进行秘密访问,那才是奇怪了。
人们不太喜欢那种什么事都要保密的人。People dislike those who often have something up their sleeve. 但是,一个妻子为丈夫举行生日聚会而事先不告诉他--The wife has something up her sleeve for his birthday party,这丈夫当然会非常高兴。今天我们学的一个词组是up someone's sleeve...