English sentence translation comprehension

　1. Everybody else at the party ended up in the swimming pool. But I was a fish out of water because I can't swim。

everyone at the party ended up swimming in the swimming pool. I feel particularly uncomfortable because I can't swim.

　2. When I ask my friend if she likes my new dress, I was fishing for a compliment。

when I asked her if she liked my new dress, I actually wanted her to give me a compliment.

　3. Charlie, you've had two weeks to decide whether you want in on this deal. Now it's time to fish or cut bait. I need your answer by six o'clock tonight -- otherwise we'll leave you out of it!

Charlie, you've been thinking about whether to take part in this business for two weeks. Now you must make a choice. I must get your answer before six o'clock tonight, otherwise we will exclude you.

　4. The senator says the investigation is a fishing expedition by his enemies to see if they can find anything he has ever done that might hurt his political career。

The senator claimed that the investigation was a deliberate interrogation by his political opponents, with the purpose of digging up whether he had any misconduct in order to damage his political career.

　5. I can't believe it! His only son was hurt in an accident and he told his wife he couldn't go to the hospital until later because he had other fish to fry -- a million-dollar deal he was closing。

I really don't understand! His only son was injured in an accident, but he told his wife that he would not go to the hospital until later because he had other important things to do: there was a million-dollar big business waiting for him to make a decision.

　6. This story is a red herring to pert public attention from this issue。

this story is only used to divert public attention.

　7. Holy mackerel! What's this? A new car.

boy! What is this? You bought a new car?

American idioms: not outstanding but rather mediocre (audio)

For example, in the first idiom to be learned today, shake is a noun, and according to custom, shake in this phrase also has the plural suffix-s. This idiom is: no great shakes. The idiom No great shakes sounds like it didn't cause much vibration. In other words, it is an ordinary thing or thing that does not slip in the autumn.

let's listen to an example. The speaker is commenting on a movie he saw last night to his friend. Let's hear if he enjoys the film.

Example-1: Well, it was no great shakes. The story was mediocre and the acting was just so-so. I was bored except for that new act-she can't t act but she's a beautiful woman.

He said: Well, this film is not excellent. The story is average, so is the acting. Except for a new female star in it, everything else makes me feel bored. The new star can't act, but she is a beauty.

here he used the idiom no great shakes to indicate that the film was not excellent and quite mediocre.

let's listen to another example. This passage is about sports. The speaker's favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox, but it sounds that the Red Sox's record this year has disappointed him.

Example-2: I think the red Sox had a real chance to win the world series this year after so long without a championship. But they turned out to be no. Great shakes, just like last year.

He said: I thought that the Red Sox had not won the championship for so long, and it was certain that they would win the World Professional Baseball Championship this year, but their results were as mediocre as last year.

no great shakes here means average grades, not getting ahead. It sounds like this disappointed fan can only wait patiently for another year.

The second idiom to learn today is: shake a leg. Shake a leg is obviously a verb in this idiom. Literally, shake a leg. Let's listen to the following examples to figure out what the idiom shake a leg means. This is a college student waking up his roommate Bob who can't afford to sleep in the morning. Pay attention to shake a leg in his words:

Example-3: Bob! Hey, Bob, wake up! It’s already 9:3 and you’ve got that big math test at 1 o’clock. Come on, man, shake a leg! Come on, - you’ve got to get moving right now!

He tried to wake Bob up, because it was already 9: 3 and Bob had a math test at 1: . Time is pressing, so he wants Bob to act at once.

obviously, when he said shake a leg, he was urging Bob to act quickly. This is the meaning of this idiom.

listen to another example. The speaker was pacing back and forth anxiously in the room, looking at his watch again and again. Finally, he couldn't help it. He spoke to his wife who was dawdling endlessly in the back room, noting that he also used shake a leg:

Example-4: Honey, we’d better shake a leg. The wedding is at eleven and it takes an hour to drive there. It’s already 1:15 so we better get moving because we’re already late!

He and his wife are going to attend the wedding scheduled for eleven o'clock. It takes them an hour to drive there. And it's already a quarter past ten. He urged his wife to leave quickly because they were already late.

the idiom shake a leg in this passage obviously means to act quickly, so shake a leg is used to urge others to act quickly. It is an informal language, often used between family and old friends.

How do you want your steak cooked when you eat western food? (Figure)

When watching American and Hong Kong dramas, you often see the characters eating steak. Some people like steak medium rare, while others like steak medium rare, but it seems that no one likes steak well done? What's the difference between rare steak and medium steak? Let's learn together today!

Blue steak: the front and back sides are heated on a high-temperature iron plate for 3-6 seconds respectively, so as to lock the internal humidity of the steak, which makes the external meat and the internal raw meat mouth have poor taste, the outer layer is convenient for hanging juice, and the internal raw meat maintains the original meat flavor. Moreover, the visual effect is not as difficult as eating raw meat.

rare steak: the internal part of the steak is blood red, and the internal parts are kept at a certain temperature.

medium rare: most of the meat is permeated by heat to the center, but it hasn't changed much. After cutting, the cooked meat on the upper and lower sides is brown, turns pink to the center, and then the center is fresh meat color, accompanied by blood oozing from the knife. (The level of fresh beef and thick steak will be obvious, but it is difficult to achieve this effect for frozen beef and thin steak.)

medium steak: the inside of the steak is pink and mixed with light gray and comprehensive brown of cooked meat, and the whole steak has a balanced temperature and taste.

medium well: the inside of the steak is mainly light gray brown mixed with a little pink, with a heavy texture and chewy feeling.

well done: the whole steak is brown with cooked meat, and the whole beef has been cooked, with a heavy taste.

idiomatic oral English: three ways to praise a person "Niu" in English

Niu

Donny is studying Chinese in Beijing. If his friends in China meet words that they don't know how to say in American, they will ask him for advice. Today is Fang Fang's question: cattle.

　Donny: FF, I heard you went to a ballroom dance competition yesterday. How did it go?

FF: I'm in the final! What's up, awesome?

Donny: cattle? A cow?

FF: no, "Niu" is very powerful, very good!

　Donny: I got it. In English, we use the word "awesome", a-w-e-s-o-m-e, awesome。

FF: Oh, awesome means awesome.

　Donny: You can also use the word " ballin ". b-a-l-l-i-n, ballin. It also means "cool or very good"。

FF: oh, Ballin also means "awesome". Donny, there were really many masters in the dance competition that day. In this case, I can say to them, "You're awesome! "or" You're ballin! "Right?

　Donny: That's right. You can also say "you rule" or "you rock!"

　FF: rule, r-u-l-e, rule; Rock, r-o-c-k, rock, these two words can also describe someone or something, but they are all verbs, right?

　Donny: Exactly! For example, if you watch a particularly awesome concert, you can say "it rocks! " or "it rules!"

FF: I see. However, there were some people who looked arrogant before the game that day. They really jumped up and were not so good. I really don't know what they had! By the way, do you also use awesome or ballin to describe these people?

　Donny: No! You can use "cocky" c-o-c-k-y, cocky， to describe these kind of people。

FF: oh, it is cocky to say that a person is arrogant.

donny: now, ff, if you can tell me what you've learned today, I'd say your English is awesome!

FF: ok! First, say that people or things are awesome, and use adjectives like awesome or ballin；;

second, you can use the verb rule or rock； to say that people or things are awesome;

thirdly, to describe someone as arrogant and arrogant, you can use cocky!

Don't dare to speak English: N ways to teach you to practice oral English

Actually, this problem is really not personal. Many people, including many men, are particularly afraid of speaking!

I've also read many articles by experts. When it comes to how to speak here, I always say something that doesn't hurt or itch, such as don't be afraid to say something wrong, don't be shy, and overcome my fear. But the problem is that we all know this truth, but how can we break through this psychological barrier and make ourselves really not afraid?

Sometimes I wonder if it's Li Yang, Yu Minhong and those other schools.