特色口語串串香--打賭

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約翰和邁克打賭二千美元說他能和麥當(dāng)娜共舞一曲,結(jié)果他果然贏了。
    第「1」串:bet sb. on doing sth. 和某人就某事打賭
    I bet him on Sandy\'s winning in this Kara OK competition.
    接著他賭他能和克林頓共進(jìn)晚餐,結(jié)果又讓約翰掃興了。
    第「2」串:cast a chill over sb. 讓某人掃興,讓某人沮喪
    The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.
    最后約翰賭他能和教皇一起出席重大的宗教儀式, 在那個儀式上,約翰和教皇站在一起,遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地他看到邁克旁邊的一個人和他耳語了一句,邁克就暈倒在地上了。
    第「3」串:fall in a faint 暈倒
    On hearing the death of her dear daughter, the mother fell in a faint.
    事后邁克解釋說,你和麥當(dāng)娜在一起我不感到吃驚,和克林頓共進(jìn)晚餐也沒甚么,可當(dāng)你和教皇出現(xiàn),我旁邊的那個人問了我一句話時,我卻暈到了。
    第「4」串:pontifex 教皇
    The pontifex is usually regarded as the most authoritative leader in the ancient Roman Empire.
    他問的是“約翰旁邊的那個人是誰?”
    第「5」串:on one\'s side 站在某人一邊
    This time, I am going to stand on your side, for your arguments is quite convincing.