写在前面的话
如果想要通过看美剧学英语,那么我一定会推荐你看《老友记》,原因如下:
1. 内容全面,十季内容涵盖爱情、友情、亲情,工作,生活的各个方面。
2. 人物对白发音标准,吐字清楚,语速适中。
3. 制作精良、演技到位、剧情中正,是一代人内心美好的回忆。
4. 无论看多少遍,都会有新的笑点,让学习变得不无聊。
对于很多人来说,它已经不是一部剧,而是,好像你记忆中最永远的青春的感觉,那个不靠谱的舍友,那个爱慕已久的心上人,那个温暖的咖啡厅,那个躺着睡觉的沙发,那些做过的所有关于未来的梦……
自从创建了“老友记学习”系列以来,子莯青青收到很多小伙伴的鼓励和支持。我也一直在努力寻找和实践更好更有效的学习方法分享给大家。
今天来分享组容易弄混的口语短语
How about v.s What about
How about 后常跟一个动作,指向对方提出一种选择;
如 How about doing A 即做A这样的选择怎么样,强调的是做一件事情的过程。
What about 后面常跟名词,强调的是这个名词。一般有两种意思:
1) If B happens, what about A?
如果B事件发生了,A怎么办
2) B is xxx, what about A?
B 是这样的,A是什么样子的
下面我们来具体看一下老友记中的例子:
How about
1
Monica: Ok, I'll tell you what. How about I cook dinner at my place? I'll make it just like Mom's.
我在我住的地方做饭怎么样呢,我会做的和妈妈做的一样。
How about后跟的是“在我那里做饭"这样一个过圣诞节的选择。
2
Joey: Ok, ok, How about if we split it?
我们把它分了怎么样?
给你,给我,把它分了,还是一种选择。
3
Joey: Will you pick one, just pick one! Here, how about that one? (points to a table)
How about 跟的实际上是 how about picking this one? 也是一种选择。
4
Joey: How about Tony's? If you can finish a 32-ounce steak, it's free.
去Tony家怎么样,如果你能吃完32盎司的牛排,它就是免费的。
How about 跟的是“have dinner at Tony's”这样的一个选择。
How about -如果B事件发生了,A怎么办
5
JOEY: Monica what're you doin'? You can't go shopping with her? What about Rachel?
你不能和她一起去购物,(如果你要是去了),Rachel 怎么办呢?
6
Joey: Ma, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but... what the hell are you talking about?! I mean, what about you?
Mrs. Tribbiani: Me? I'm fine.
这是Joey发现他的老爸有婚外恋的时候,对他妈妈说的:如果(老爸不放弃婚外恋),你怎么办?
7
ROSS: What about Ben? We can't bring a baby to a hospital.
(如果是我们要去医院的话)Ben怎么办呢,我们不能把一个婴儿带到医院去。
8
Ross: Wo-wo-whoa. What about Phoebe's birthday?
Joey: When's that?
Ross: Tonight.
Joey: Oh, man. What're the odds of that happening?
Joey 爱上了Phoebe的双胞胎妹妹,要去陪她过生日,Ross问,(如果你去她的生日会)那Phoebe的生日怎么办呢?
How about - B 是这样的,A是什么样子的
1
Aurora: ...Luckily none of the bullets hit the engine block. So, we made it to the border, but just barely, and I- ...I've been talking about myself all night long, I'm sorry. What about you? Tell me one of your stories.
Chandler: Alright. Once I got on the subway, right, and it was at night, and I rode it all the way to Brooklyn... just for the hell of it.
Aurora和Chandler的约会,Aurora讲了自己的精彩生活,然后问Chandler,你的生活是什么样子的。
2
Stephanie: Well the divorces don’t bother me, I’d date him. But, not while he’s still married.
Phoebe: Okay, what about you? (Points to Karin) Wouldn’t you want a date?
Stephanie说离婚后还有约会,Phoebe问Karin,你呢,你不想约会吗?
3
Phoebe: Okay, okay. If I were omnipotent for a day, I would want, um, world peace, no more hunger, good things for the rain-forest...And bigger boobs!
Ross: Yeah, see.. you took mine. Chandler, what about you?
Chandler: Uh, if I were
omnipotent for a day, I'd.. make myself omnipotent forever.
Phoebe 说如果我是无所不能的,我要世界和平,没有饥饿。。。
Ross问Chandler,你是什么子的呢?你会做什么?
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