基礎(chǔ)英語輕松學(xué)【19】站在剪刀的邊緣

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本課您將學(xué)到:think about和think of,to have what it takes句型,where引導(dǎo)的定語從句
    On the cutting edge,意思可不是“站在剪刀的邊緣”,而是指創(chuàng)新的、比其他競爭這許多的??蓵r尚似乎和剪刀毫不相關(guān),為什么要這樣表達(dá)呢?回憶一下,日常生活中常使用剪刀的是誰呢?當(dāng)然是理發(fā)師!由于每位顧客的條件和需求不同,因此他們的工作常常是極富創(chuàng)意的,要小心的把手中的每一綹頭發(fā)拉到剪刀旁,然后咔嚓……
    今天,我們就來聊聊關(guān)于理發(fā)師的話題。
    Jenny has just finished giving a haircut to her friend Tim.
    Tim: Great work, Jenny. You should really think about doing this as a job.
    Jenny: Thanks, but I don't think I have what it takes.
    Tim: Sure you do. You're very creative(富創(chuàng)意的).
    在國外,理發(fā)是非常昂貴的,所以學(xué)生們之前常常互相理發(fā)(尤其是外國留學(xué)生)。有一個會理發(fā)的朋友的確是一件幸福的事,所以,Tim不失時機(jī)地表達(dá)了自己的感謝之意。不過Jenny似乎還沒做好干這一行的準(zhǔn)備。
    Jenny: Thanks. I really like coming up with new styles(款式). But I don't know if I'd enjoy spending all day in a hair salon(沙龍), though.
    Tim: You wouldn't have to. There are lots of other places for a hairdresser(美發(fā)師) can work, such as a department store or in a spa or something.
    Jenny: Yeah, but I don't think I want to get into a career(職業(yè)) yet. I want to do some traveling first.
    Tim: Say no more. Some hairdressers get jobs on cruise(巡航) ships or in resorts(觀光景點).
    經(jīng)過Tim一番鼓動和勸說,Jenny終于動心了。
    Jenny: Hmm. Maybe I could work in a resort where they need someone who speaks English. In that case, being a hairdresser could actually be a glamorous(富有魅力的) and interesting job.
    Tim: You could even become a hairdresser for TV or movie stars.
    Jenny: Wow, I'd love to work on celebrities(名人). You'd have to be really good to do that.
    Tim: Uh-huh, that's why you always have to stay on the cutting edge.
    「讀書筆記」
    Jenny剛給好友Tim理完頭發(fā),因為動作已經(jīng)完成所以用“現(xiàn)在完成時”。Jenny的手藝真不錯,所以Tim用Great work來鼓勵她,意思是“剪得不錯!”。英語中還有許多短小精悍的句子可以表達(dá)這樣的意思,如well done/good job/great job,great要比good語氣更強(qiáng)烈一些。記住它們可以讓你地道的表達(dá)對別人的欣賞哦。
    think about這個片語在本課的意思是“考慮”,有個和它意思相近的短語是think of,那么它們有什么異同呢?看你能不能從下面的例句中體會出來:
    “Mum, will you buy me a new bike?”
    “I don't know; I'll have to think about it.”
    也許,媽媽要考慮一輛新車所帶來的花銷、安全問題等等,唉,當(dāng)媽的就是累啊。下面這個人要考慮的可能僅僅是自己的喜好。
    I'd thought of blue for this room.(我曾經(jīng)考慮過這個房間用藍(lán)色好。I'd=I had,這句話的時態(tài)是“過去完成時”。)
    接下來看看它們的相同點:當(dāng)表示“對……有……看法”的時候,think about和think of可以互換,如:What do you think about/of the government's latest offer to the teachers? 你對政府近提出的教師待遇方案有什么看法?(希望工資再高一些,這可是我們每位教師的心聲?。。?BR>    Tim要Jenny考慮什么呢?as是介詞,意思是“當(dāng)作”,doing this as a job就是“把這當(dāng)作工作”,這句話的意思連起來,再翻譯得口語化一些就是:剪得不錯Jenny,你真該干這一行。
    Jenny很謙虛,她覺得自己沒有have what it takes具備干這行所需的條件。Sure you do.是Sure you do have what it takes.的縮寫,意思是:你當(dāng)然具備這些條件,因為你很有創(chuàng)意。Jenny有點不好意思了,她承認(rèn)自己的確喜歡追蹤新的流行趨勢。come up with這個片語就表示“趕上”的意思,除了指表示空間距離縮短,(如:We came up with a group of tourists.我們趕上了一群旅游者。)也可表示抽象意義上的趕上。
    though是副詞,意思是“然而,還是”(一般放在句尾),用于轉(zhuǎn)折句意。看到它你就猜到了,Jenny還是沒能下決心投入理發(fā)師的工作,因為她覺得每天都呆在發(fā)藝沙龍里也太沒勁了。還是Tim主意多,百貨商場和spa不也需要美發(fā)師嗎?spa是什么東東?這可是個新興事物,它是以溫泉療養(yǎng)為中心,配備一系列如美容、美發(fā)、健身等項目的大型休閑娛樂中心。(我沒去過,所以沒法細(xì)致描述,如果你了解,千萬別客氣,請在社區(qū)回復(fù)。)or something常用在句尾,表示“諸如此類的什么”,這句話的意思就是:你還可以在百貨公司或水療中心之類的地方工作??!
    Yeah,Jenny同意Tim的看法,可她還是不想get into a career(就業(yè)),因為她還想到處看看呢。Tim回答Say no more.可不是叫Jenny閉嘴,而是表示:你根本不必為這個問題浪費口舌,省省吧,這工作剛好可以滿足你的要求:有些美發(fā)師就是在游船上或者旅游勝地工作的。
    Jenny高興極了,一激動就說出一個很長的句子,其中包含兩個定語從句。第一個是where they need someone做resort的定語,意思是:需要人的旅游景點。第二個是who speaks English做someone的定語,意思是:說英語的人。連起來就是:或許我可以在需要會說英語的人的旅游景點工作。(注:who做主語時,謂語動詞通常用第三人稱單數(shù)形式,如:Who is the boy over there?)in that case既然那樣,(Jenny終于被說動了)美發(fā)師還真是個誘人又有趣的行業(yè)。Tim趁熱打鐵,鼓動說:你甚至有可能成為電視或電影明星的發(fā)型師哦。這下,Jenny更激動了,她叫起來,我樂意為名人服務(wù)。可接著,又顧慮了起來,那可是得有高超的手藝才行啊(You'd have to be really good to do that)。Tim這時就想起了我在文章開頭為大家介紹的那個片語,來了一個一語雙關(guān):這就是你必須永遠(yuǎn)走在時尚潮流的前端原因啊(that's why you always have to stay on the cutting edge)!
    「句型留言板」
    to have what it takes“有……所需的條件”
    Do you have what it takes to be a doctor? 你有成為醫(yī)生的條件嗎?
    Of cause! I am smart, I care about people, and I work hard. 當(dāng)然,我聰明,關(guān)心別人而且工作也努力。
    我相信“勤能補(bǔ)拙”,因此永遠(yuǎn)不要懷疑自己do not have what it takes.
    「語法小教室」
    where引導(dǎo)的定語從句
    where是副詞,表地點,它的作用是:在定語從句中作地點狀語,并且代替表示地點的先行詞,如文中的a resort where they need someone,where就代替了a resort.
    以后,你再想描述一個地點的時候就可以這樣使用定語從句:
    ShangHai is the city where I was born.
    The house where I lived ten years ago has been pulled down.我十年前住的房子已經(jīng)被拆掉了。
    I visited a farm where lots of cows were raised. 我參觀了一個飼養(yǎng)了許多奶牛的農(nóng)場。