今天,我們將跟隨優朗英語的Lucy老師,來了解兩個詞組:“believe it or not”及“before you know it”。相信對于不少學員來說,第一個詞組應該不陌生哦~
那么,我們就從“believe it or not”開始吧!
believe it or not 用于告訴別人令人吃驚的事實時,跟對方說信不信由你。
例句:
Charles , believe it or not , actually wrote me a thank-you letter for his Christmas present .
你也許不相信,查爾斯其實給我寫了一封感謝信,感謝我送給他圣誕禮物。
Believe it or not , we all share the same birthday , January 1 .
不管你信不信,我們的生日都在1月1號。
情景模擬:
Immense progress has been made in the last 50 years , especially in information technology .
Thanks to components such as transistors and silicon chips ...
We have been able to pack more computing power into a smaller and smaller space .
Now , this little device, believe it or not , is 1000 times more powerful than this huge machine .
現在,不熟悉“believe it or not”的學員,應該也對它有所了解了吧!那么,我們再來看下一個詞組“before you know it”。
before you know it 指時間過的比預想的快,不知不覺就過去了,也可寫成before he / she / they knew it , 表示事情發生得很快。
例句:
They won't keep you in hospital very long . You'll be back home again before you know it .
他們不會把你留在醫院很久的。你將很快就出院回家。
Almost before you know it , he was head of the department and earned $150,000 a year .
他很快就成了這個部門的主管,一年收入達到15萬美元。
情景模擬:
What a wonderful thing air travel is .
You board your plane amid ice and snow .
You fall asleep in your comfortable seat .
Then , before you know it , you're touching down in a tropical paradise .
以上就是有關“believe it or not”及“before you know it”的介紹了,大家了解了嗎?