2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(20)
2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(20) William: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. My name is William Kremer. Li: 大家好我是杨莉,William, 今天的新词语是什么? William: Well, hold on a second Li, let me just play you -外语学习网 Li: 不行不行,告诉我嘛 – 到底是那个短语? William: Well, we’ll come onto that in a minute but I’ve got some special FX for you... Li: 什么特殊音效?! 特殊音乐? 你还不知道嘛,我们的听众对此并不感冒! 他们想学的是地道英语,而且你最好还是开门见山! 不要兜圈子,说吧,到底是哪个短语? Why is he holding his horses?William: Li, hold your horses! Li: Hmmm? William: Hold your horses. It means: be patient. Li: Hold your horses, 字面意思是勒住马缰,引伸意思是,耐心点。So where does this phrase come from, William? William: Well, apparently it comes from battles in times of war: FX – Battle re-enactment noiseMan: Hold your horses men! FX – gunfire, horses whinnying 小编推荐: 2012年商务英语中级口语必备知识汇总 2012年商务英语考试(高级)听力常考句汇总 2012年商务英语BEC中级考试冲刺试题及答案汇总 相关资料 |