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cover of episode 【摩登家庭】corker在口语中居然是这个意思?

【摩登家庭】corker在口语中居然是这个意思?

2024/2/21
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英语老师瑶瑶

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【句子】This is fun. Here's a corker. 【Modern Family S3E16】 【发音】/ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /fʌn/ /hɪə(r)z/ /ə/ /ˈkɔː(r).kə(r)/【发音技巧】This is连读;Here's a连读;【翻译】这可真有意思,我来讲一个更好玩的。【适用场合】今天视频中,我们来学习一下这个单词corker的用法。cork这个单词本来可以用来指:n. 软木塞;v. 用软木塞塞住;所以corker本来可以指:塞软木塞的人;但在口语中,corker可以用来指:特别优秀、很好、很有趣的某个人/某个事物;a person or thing that is especially good, attractive or amusing这种用法在英式英语中用得比较多;eg: He has come up with an absolute corker of an idea.他想到了一个绝妙的主意。eg: Last week's episode was good, but this one is a real corker!上周那一集的剧挺好看的,但是这周的是真的绝了!eg: She told an absolute corker of a story about a priest she'd mistaken for an ex-lover.她讲了件特别有趣的事,她把一位神父错当成了从前的情人。eg: The twist at the end is a corker, but crucial questions remain unanswered.末尾的转折很精妙,但是最关键的问题还是没有得到解答。eg: You can always count on Paul to tell some corkers and get everyone laughing.保罗总能讲一些精彩好笑的段子,使大家都大笑。【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】 That was a real corker. I thought I'd die laughing.