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1.A slip of the tongue(标题)说走了嘴,失言
slip在这里表示“不经心的错误”、“失误”、“疏漏”:You've made some slips (of the pen) in your report.你的报告中有一些小错(笔误)。
When he was nervous, he would sometimes make a slip of tongue.当他紧张时,他有时就会发生口误。
Are you sure that it was just a slip of tongue?你确信那只是一时口误吗?
2.People will do anything to see a free show…人们总要想尽办法去看不花钱的演出……
anything用于肯定句时表示“不论什么”、“任何事情”,to see a free show表示目的,也可以用for 名词形式:He will do anything to save his child's life.他要想尽办法挽救他孩子的生命。
He will do anything for the child.为了这孩子,他干什么都愿意。
3.When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company…当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后……
(1)when引导的这个时间状语从句中含有一个同位语从句,即the news that…。由于that引导的同位语从句较长,便与它所修饰的news隔开了,放在谓语动词之后,以免句子头重脚轻。同位语从句中用了被动语态的过去将来时形式。
(2)get round在这里表示消息、谣言等“传开”(也可以用get around/about):The word soon got round that there was buried treasure in that cave.那个洞里有宝藏的消息很快便传开了。
Bad news gets round quickly.坏消息传得快。