英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第873期:終成泡影,付諸東流
A: You must have had a good time in thecountryside, I think.
我想你在鄉(xiāng)下一定玩得很開心。
B: We didn’t go there.
我們沒去那里。
A: Why?
為什么?
B: Because of bad weather, our travel plans came to nothing.
因?yàn)樘鞖獠缓茫覀兊挠?jì)劃不了了之了。
第二：地道表達(dá)
come to nothing
1. 解詞釋義
Come to nothing從字面上解釋就是“最后什么都沒了”，意即為：終于失敗，終于落空，終成泡影等意思。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Jim's holiday plans came to nothing because he didn't have enough money.
吉姆的假日計(jì)劃沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)，因?yàn)樗麤]有足夠的錢。
e.g. Their experiments came to nothing in the end.
他們的實(shí)驗(yàn)以失敗告終。
e.g. The government did its best, but the efforts came to nothing for the government washarried by many things.
政府也的確作了最大的努力，但沒有收到任何效果，因?yàn)檎龅降睦щy實(shí)在太多了!
e.g. All their efforts came to nothing.
他們所有的努力都付之東流了。
第三：詞海拾貝
1. because of：因?yàn)?/p>
e.g. He was not a particularly good shot because ofhis eyesight.
他視力不好，算不上是一個(gè)出色的射手。
e.g. The man was known to the police because ofprevious convictions.
因?yàn)橛蟹缸锴翱?，警察們都認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)人。
2. have a good time：玩得愉快
e.g. Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities tohave a good time.
比起上幾輩人，我們有更多機(jī)會(huì)享受生活。
e.g. I'd buy a house for myself, and a new car, and I'd have a good time.
我會(huì)為自己買一套房子, 一輛新車, 我會(huì)過上好日子。
