请看下面真实发生过的对话:
「伊凡,妳的包皮是真皮做的吗?」文质彬彬的老美Stone居然有此一问。
「史东,你是说,我的皮包吗?」知道不是性骚扰,我也若无其事的回答。
Stone 一向勇于开口练习中文,就继续给它颠倒下去惹:
「我的咖啡要加一些蜜蜂。」
「咖啡加蜂蜜,蜜蜂是昆虫哦。」
「一万明天下雨,我们会取消活动。」
「万一明天下雨,一万是数字。」
「中文不好学,我要心虚求教」
「你的意思是,你要虚心求教。」
看到Stone 这么努力练习中文,我们也要认真学学颠倒英文哦。
look over (v.)检查,过目一遍
Please look over your report before you submit it.
(在交出你的报告之前,请检查一遍。)
overlook (v.)俯看,忽略没注意
Don't overlook the potential risks when you make an investment.
(不要轻忽投资的潜在风险。)
take over (v.)接办,接管
The new CEO took over the job on Monday.
(新来的执行长在星期一上任。)
overtake (v.)赶上,超越
Several cars soon overtook him on the freeway.
(在高速公路上,好几辆车很快的超越了他。)
turn over (v.)翻转,移交
I turned over my work to Amy before I left.
(在离开之前,我把工作移交给艾咪。)
overturn (v.)翻覆,推翻
The storm overturned their boat. (暴风雨翻覆了他们的船。)
They overturned my decision. (他们推翻了我的决定。)
hold up (n.) (v.)拦阻,举枪抢劫
These robbers staged a bank hold-up. (这些抢匪策画一场银行抢劫。)
Traffic was held up by a snowstorm. (交通因暴风雪而阻塞。)
uphold (v.)维护支持(权利、传统等)
We uphold the principle of racial equality. (我们维护种族平等的原则。)
intake (n.)摄取,吸收
You should reduce your salt intake. (你应该减少盐的摄取。)
take in (v.)收留,受骗
The country decides to take in more refugees. (这国家决定收留更多难民。)
She was totally taken in. (她完全被骗了。)