时间:2019-01-26 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

to grab 1 a bite


grubstake


今天我们先要给大家介绍一个你肯定会经常用的习惯用语。有的时候你可能会非常忙,忙得都没有时间吃饭。在这种情况下,你一定会临时找点什么东西先填补一下。这在英文里就叫做:to grab a bite。


To grab a bite要翻成口语很明显就是:先吃点什么,因此和正式吃一顿饭有很大不同。下面这个说话的人是刚下班回家,正在对他太太说他为什么这么饿:


例句-1: "Honey, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! I was so busy at work today. I didn't even have time to run out and grab a bite at that Kentucky Fried 2 Chicken place across the street."


这位丈夫说:"亲爱的,我现在饿得都能把一头马吃下去。今天在办公室里我可真忙,连跑到对马路那个肯德鸡炸鸡铺子里去买点吃的时间都没有。"


上班时候没时间吃饭是被迫的。可是有些时候,我们往往为了玩,也很乐意放弃吃饭的时间,宁可玩够了再吃。下面就是一个例子:


例句-2: "We need to hurry if we want to see the 7:30 movie. Let's just stop off and grab a bite to eat at that hamburger joint 3 near the theater."


这个人说:"要是我们想看七点半那场电影的话,我们得赶快。我们就到电影院附近那个卖汉堡包的地方先吃点东西吧。"


下面我们要讲的一个俗语是:grubstake。Grub这个字可以解释为食品,但是和stake合在一起的时候,它的意思就变了。美国人在开发西部的时候,往往会找一些会给他们提供食品和工具的人,这样可以使他们有能力开始他们的计划。现在,grubstake这个字已经演变成为开创新的企业所提供的资金或贷款。我们来举个例子:


例句-3: "My husband and I have worked hard to make our new restaurant a success, but most of all I thank my father for giving us the grubstake to open it."


这个人说:"我和我的丈夫花了很大力量才使我们新开的饭馆很成功。不过,我更感谢我爸爸为我们提供了开这个饭馆的资金。"


有这样一个爸爸是很幸运的。下面这个人就没有这种运气,他说:


例句-4: "I want to quit my job and open a sporting goods shop for myself. But I'm having trouble finding 4 anybody to put up a grubstake to help me get started."


这个人说:"我想辞了我那个工作,自己开一个体育用品店。但是,我找不到人给我一笔贷款来开这个店。"


我们今天讲了两个美国人常用的俗语。第一个是to grab a bite。To grab a bite意思是由于没有时间吃饭或其他原因在饭前先吃点东西填补一下。我们今天讲的第二个俗语是grubstake。Grubstake是为开创一个企业提供的资金或贷款。


「美国习惯用语」第一百零六课就讲到这里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。



vt./n.攫取,抓取;vi.攫取,抓住(at)
  • It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
  • The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包,但被我推开了。
adj.油煎的;油炒的
  • I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
  • I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
n.发现,发现物;调查的结果
  • The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
  • That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。
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