【句子】-- How long have you been sitting here?
-- I don’t know. Five minutes, give or take three hours? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】
【发音】[haʊ] [lɒŋ]/[lɑ:ŋ] [hæv] [ju:] [bi:n] ['sɪtɪŋ] [hɪə(r)] [aɪ] [dəʊnt] [nəʊ] [faɪv] [ˈmɪn.ɪts] [gɪv] [ɔ:(r)] [teɪk] [θri:] [aʊə(r)z]
【发音技巧】sitting美音浊化;don’t know不完全失去爆破;give or连读;take three不完全失去爆破;
【翻译】--你在这坐了多久了?
--我不知道,五分钟,或是三个小时?。
【适用场合】
give or take
估摸着,大约……多少数量/时间
possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned:
eg: It'll be ready at six, give or take a few minutes.
六点钟左右就能好,前后能差个几分钟吧。
eg: It cost $200, give or take.
买这东西花了差不多200美金。
eg: There were maybe 20 people there, give or take.
那边当时有大概20个左右的人。
也可以指:除了……之外aside from
eg: Give or take the occasional argument, my sister and I get along pretty well.
除了偶尔的一些争执,我和我的姐姐/妹妹相处起来还是很和谐的。
happy hour
n. 酒吧在夜幕降临的时候,会有特价酒水的一段时间
A period of time, usually in late afternoon and early evening, during which a bar or lounge offers drinks or food at reduced prices.
eg: Come on, Martha, it's happy hour—you have to get a drink!
快点儿,Martha,现在可是特价时段,你可得喝一杯!
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
我打算今晚下班后,特价时段去酒吧喝一杯。