聽力每日練習(xí) listen 1088 A Day Late and a Dollar Short

 
2--What does this mean? Let's find out by listening to an American English conversation.
 
1--Hey- did you hear Steve was late to the birthday party, and he forgot to bring a gift!
 
2--Yes, I did, he is always a day late and a dollar short to everything.
 
1--I know! When people say a day late and a dollar short, they mean you are too late, unprepared, or ....... disorganized.
 
2--You only want to say this with your friends, because it is an informal phrase.
 
1--You don't want to use this in a formal or a business setting, because it may be rude.
 
2--Remember, a lot of American English delivered by your facial expressions.
 
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注解：
 
1.disorganized雜亂無章的 
2.informal非正式的  
3.setting環(huán)境

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譯文：

1--如果你聽過美語的話，你可能會聽到過這個：a day late and a dollar short（總是遲到或欠準(zhǔn)備）。
2--這是什么意思呢？讓我們來聽聽下面這段美式英語對話吧。
1--嘿，你聽說了么，昨天的生日會上Steve遲到了，他還忘了帶禮物！
2--我知道，他干什么事都是不成功。（a day late and a dollar short ）
1--我明白！當(dāng)某人說 a day late and a dollar short 時，意思是你總是遲到，欠準(zhǔn)備……雜亂無章。
2--你只會對朋友說這個短語，因為它是一個非正式短語。
1--你可不會在一個正式場合或者商務(wù)環(huán)境下使用它，因為這樣可能會顯得不禮貌。
2--記住，很多美式英語是由你的面部表情傳播的。