英語早間課堂:Under the Table

00:00

00:00

MP3下載 文本下載

https://online2.tingclass.net/lesson/shi0529/10000/10287/10.mp3

https://image.tingclass.net/statics/js/2012

Today I'd like to talk about a type of person who always do something cheating and hide the truth about something. It's contradiction to " above board" we've learnt yesterday. What's it? Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue and I'm sure you can find it.

A : Whatever we do, we should do it above board.

B : You are right. We shouldn't do anything under the table.

A : Well, since you agree with me , we put the issue abover board instead of talking about it through other channels .

【答疑解惑】

Have you found it? It is " under the table".在面上的意思就是在桌子下面。We could give our rein into imagination. 在桌子下是不是不容易被看見，因此借喻為：秘密交易的，暗中進(jìn)行的，不法的。For example: Jesse gave money under the table to get the apartment.杰西悄悄花錢弄到一套房間。 Under the table is used as adverbial in a sentence.

【拓展視野】

If they'er put together with a line, it becomes an adjective which is used as attributive.作為形容詞，意思是：秘密的，非法的。 For example, Sadly, a few newspapers got hold of this under-the-table gossip. 可悲的是，幾家小報紙抓住這私下閑談大做文章。The land developers did a lot of under-the-table wheeling and dealing. 那個土地開發(fā)投資人干了很多非法的交易。 Under the table is an idiom which has another meaning that means "to be drunk". 我們知道一個人在酒店喝酒醉了的是時候就經(jīng)常倒在桌子下，因此這里借喻為“酩酊大醉”的意思。For example, You'll be under the table if you drink all that wine. 如果你把那些酒都喝了,你會醉的。 We have another phrase : dink somebody under the table which means "to get somebody drunk by drinking together". For example, "Want to drink him under the table? Well...you can never do, He's got a hollow leg , you know" “你想灌醉他? 他可是海量,從來沒醉過，你知道嗎。The phrase her " got a hollow leg " means "to be able to drink too much '. 意思就是我們中文酒場上所說的”海量“。 Rhett who had always drunk others under the table without turning a hair and then put them to bed. 以前瑞德是經(jīng)常不動聲色地將別人灌醉，然后把他們弄上床去的呀!The phrase here "without turning a hair" means "being stay calm and collected" .This sentence comes from the well-known literature called Gone with the Wind . 這句話來自名著《飄》。Without turning a hair 是不動聲色的意思。Another phrase " put somebody under the table" means make somebody feel dizzy. 意思是：使某人頭昏腦脹。For example:Five minutes'serious thought about that problem puts me under the table.對那問題五分鐘認(rèn)真的思考就使我頭昏腦脹。

【小題大作】

And now let's come to the dialogue study. Please listen to the recording and catch the key phrases. A : Whatever we do, we should do it above board.

B : You are right. We shouldn't do anything under the table.

A : Well, since you agree with me , we put the issue abover board instead of talking about it through other channels .

Now have you done? Let's come to the phrase's accumulation.

{短語積累}

1 above board 坦誠不公的，正大光明的，公開的，不甩手腕的2 agree with 同意某人的說法，意見等等3 under the table 非法地，暗中進(jìn)行地，，秘密地，偷偷地4 do something 做事情5 put the issue abover board 坦誠不公地談事情，打開天窗說亮話6 instead of 而不是7 through other channels 通過其實方式，通過其他渠道{句不離法}

1 Whatever we do, we should do it above board.

翻譯： 無論我們做什么是，都要正大光明的做。

講解： 這是一個含有由whatever 引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句的復(fù)合句。Whatever 是個復(fù)合詞，可以拆分開來用于這個句子中，書面形式顯得更為正式。For example: What ever I say, he always disagrees. 不管我說什么，他總是不同意。Above board 是副詞短語，在這里做狀語。

2 You are right. We shouldn't do anything under the table.

翻譯：你說得對。我們不能偷偷摸摸的做事。

講解：under the table 是介詞短語，在這里作狀語。

3 Well, since you agree with me , we put the issue abover board instead of talking about it through other channels .

翻譯：那好，既然你同意的說法，我們就把事情放到桌面上來說，而不是通過其他方式去談?wù)撨@件事。

講解： 這是個由 含有since引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句的復(fù)合句。在這里強調(diào)一點就是 instead of 這個短語相當(dāng)于介詞用，因此后面如果跟動詞，就要用動名詞形式。 Through the other channels 是介詞短語，在句中做方式狀語。

We must absorb new knowledge , staying quiet and careful . In addition, it's important to review what we've learnt over and over, which is said by Laishixiong. It's time to say goodbye to you, thank you for your listening , have a wonderful day , see you next time.我們不光是聽，還需要自己有一種寧靜的心態(tài)去吸收知識，內(nèi)化知識，否則水過鴨背，以一種輕浮的心態(tài)去學(xué)習(xí)，是體會不到學(xué)習(xí)的快樂的。而且，賴世雄老師在他的書中寫道：學(xué)習(xí)語言貴在反復(fù)。好了，又到跟大家說再見了，祝您有個愉快的一天，感謝您的這次收聽，下次再會。

【學(xué)以致用】

Please translate the following sentences into English with the phrase "under the table"{ 題目 }

1 如果我對政府的計劃投反對票，商人們會賄賂我500英鎊。

2 他偷偷地把它賣了。

3 你自夸有海量，可他能把你灌醉。

4 當(dāng)然，不過別再想把我灌醉。你的酒量比我好太多了.

5 那小男孩呆在桌子下面生氣，直到他父親回來。

{ 答案 }

1 He businessmen offered me &500 under the table if I would vote against the government's plans. 2 He sold it under the table.

3 You pride yourself on your capacity, but he can drink you under the table.

4 Sure. But don't try to drink me under the table again. You can drink a lot more than I can.

5 The little boy stayed under the table in bad temper until his father came home.