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【绝望的主妇】“路面上结冰,拖慢了我们的行进速度。”

2024/8/21
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【句子】Look, I'll agree with Dr. Goldfine on one thing. We should slow things down.   【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音】/lʊk/  /aɪl/ /əˈgriː/ /wɪð/ /ˈdɒk.tə/ /ˈdɑːk.tə(r)/ /gəʊldˈfaɪn/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /wʌn/ /θɪŋ/ /wi:/ /ʃʊd/ /sləʊ/ /θɪŋz/ /daʊn/

【发音技巧】I'll agree连读;should slow不完全爆破;

【翻译】我赞成高德芬医生说的一点。我们应该慢慢来。

【适用场合】

今天我们来复习一下这个表达,slow down“慢下来;速度放慢;放松;”

to be less active and relax more;

当然这个短语,也可以加宾语,你也可以说slow something down或者slow down something;

“使……慢下来”;

to cause, compel, or force someone or something to decrease in frequency, intensity, or activity.

 

eg: The doctor has told him to slow down or he'll have a heart attack.

医生告诫他要放慢生活节奏,否则会心脏病发作。

 

eg: She's got too much going on at the moment, between work and the kids. She needs to slow down.

她现在太累了,又要工作,还要照顾孩子。她需要把生活节奏放慢。

 

eg: The company announced they were slowing down production after the lukewarm response to the latest product.

这个公司宣称,他们最新的产品一上市收到的市场反馈不温不火的,所以他们决定降低生产速度。

 

eg: The ice on the roads was slowing us down.

路面上结冰,拖慢了我们的行进速度。

 

eg: My headache has really started slowing me down lately.

我的头疼最近真的降低了我的工作效率。

 

【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】

The government plans to slow their infrastructure investments down over the next year to help balance the federal budget.