英語口語練習小對話 第644期:離開

　　Subject：I have to toddle off and go back to worknow.

　　迷你對話

　　A: We have so many things in common. I’d love tochat with you.

　　我們有許多共同點，我愿意和你聊天。

　　B: Me too. But it’s time to work now. I have totoddle off and go back to work.

　　我也愿意。但是現(xiàn)在是工作的時間，我必須離開，回到工作中去。

　　地道表達

　　toddle off

　　1. 解詞釋義

　　Toddle off中的toddle是指“搖搖晃晃地走，東倒西歪地走，小孩學走路時的蹣跚走步”。與副詞off連用，表示“離開，臨時離開，暫時離去”。相當于walk away或者是leave。還可以用做toddle along。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. I need to toddle off and rest up a little.

　　我需要離開然后休息一會兒。

　　e.g. It is a pity that we shall have to toddle off tomorrow.

　　我們明天必須離開，真是遺憾。

　　e.g. Fee cast her no more than a passing glance before toddling off.

　　菲在離開時僅給了她匆匆一瞥。

　　Ps 1：in common是共同地，是副詞性短語。Have things in common的意思是“有共同之處，有共同點”。再如：

　　The talks showed there was much we shared a lot in common.

　　談判表明, 我們有很多共同點。

　　He had no life in common with his companions in the world.

　　在生活上，他與他的同事毫無共同之處。

　　Ps 2：would love to do 的意思是“非常喜歡做......，非常愿意做......”。例如：

　　I would love to get some e-mail from somebody in Canada.

　　我很樂意從加拿大的某個人那里收到郵件。

　　This baby would love to have you sing her to sleep.

　　這個孩子就喜歡你用催眠曲把她送入夢鄉(xiāng)。

　　Ps 3：go back to work是指“回到工作中去”。再如：

　　My holiday is at an end and I must go back to work tomorrow.

　　我的假期結(jié)束了，明天我得回去工作了。

　　She persisted to everyone that she was strong enough to go back to work.

　　她向每一個人都堅持說她身體已經(jīng)好了，可以上班了。