纯正地道美语 第9期(外教讲解):Silence please

The Weekend - Silence¹ please!

A: Those people in front of us are making so much noise. It's so inconsiderate!
B: Don't worry about it; it’s not such a big deal.
A: Oh... I can't hear a thing! Excuse me, can you keep it down?
C: Sure, sorry ’bout that!
A: Someone's phone is ringing!
B: Honey, I think it's your phone. Did you forget to switch² it off?
A: Oh, no! You're right. That's so embarrassing³!

C: Do you mind keeping it down? I'm trying to
watch a movie here!

Key Vocabulary

inconsiderate:not thinking of the feel-ings of other people;not thoughtful
not such a big deal:not a big problem
can’t hear a thing:unable to hear
 

1 silence   

n.沉默，无声，静寂，湮没，无声息；vt.使缄默；int.安静！

参考例句：

• She raised a hand for silence.她举手示意大家安静。
• They drove home in silence.他们默不作声地开车回家。

2 switch   

n.开关，电闸，转换，软枝；vt.转变，切换，摆动，转换，使转轨；vi.转换，变换，摆动

参考例句：

• The switch on the wall was beyond the baby's reach.墙上的开关小孩子是够不到的。
• There's been a switch in our plans.我们的计划改变了。

3 embarrassing   

adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句：

• His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》