Hello, 我们好,等待来到地道英语口语,今日给我们共享咱们往常日子傍边常常会用到的一个短语, ”难以习气的改变”的英语表达。
PS: 文中还有许多其他经典的语句短语,我们细心学习一下。
下面先来看一段对话
Dialogue
Hey, Mary. How was your holiday?
嘿,玛丽,假期过得怎么样?
Absolutely fantastic- a whole sitting around, relaxing, doing nothing. Perfect.
超级棒—一整周只用枯坐着,放松,啥都不必做,太完满了。
It sounds great, so why are you looking so grumpy today?
听起来不错呀,可你为啥今日看起来有点不开心?
Well, it’s my first day back at work and it’s been a shock to the system.
好吧,这是我假后第一天上班,真的是“a shock to the system”。
A shock? Did you get a shock in th
e office?
触电?你在单位被电击了?
Well,no. I mean experiencing “言以a sudden and unpleasant change from what you have been used to”关坚项省加全.
哦,不是的。我的意思是阅历了俄然地、不好的改变,与曩昔纷歧样。
For me, it’s a change from relaxing and doing nothing on the beach to suddenly being back in the office, sitting at my desk, working hard- with you.
于我而言,也就是俄然从沙滩上放松着无所事事俄然回到了单位,坐在作业桌前,尽力作业—和你一同。
That does sound like a shock.
听起来的确像是一个冲击。
总结:a shock to the system指的是阅历了“突可是又不开心的改变”。
For examples
After such a long and hot summer, this cold weather has come as a shock to the system.
阅历了这样绵长炽热的夏日,严寒的气候真的让人很不习气。
I hope they can fix my car quickly. Walking to work has been a bit of a shock to the system.
我期望他们可以快点修好我的车,走路去上班可不是好唐塞的改变。
My daughter has found starting secondary school a real shock to the system. She gets so much homework.
我女儿发现初中日子真的不好习气,作业太多了。
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