A: How was the party?
聚會(huì)怎么樣?
B: It couldn’t get off the ground at the beginning.Everyone lowered their heads without uttering aword.
剛開(kāi)始?xì)夥詹换钴S,每個(gè)人都低著頭,一言不發(fā)。
A: The who broke the ice.
那么是誰(shuí)打破了僵局。
B: It was Jonny who told a joke and made us burst out laughing.
是Jonny說(shuō)了個(gè)笑話,才逗得大家笑起來(lái)。
第二, 地道表達(dá)
break the ice
1. 解詞釋義
Break the ice原為航海用于,表示“打破堅(jiān)冰而為航行開(kāi)道”,后來(lái)比喻為“開(kāi)個(gè)頭打破沉默或僵局或冷場(chǎng)”或“拋磚引玉”的意思。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. The major purpose of his trip was to break the ice, and his itinerary so far has beenpacked full.
他此行的主要目的是打破僵局,目前的行程已經(jīng)排滿。
e.g. His remark not only broke the ice, but aroused everyone's interest.
他的發(fā)言不僅打破了冷場(chǎng), 而且引起了大家的興趣。
e.g. Finally he managed to break the ice by talking about the movies.
最后,他談?wù)撈痣娪皝?lái),從而打破了僵局。
e.g. The hostess broke the ice by introducing the strangers to each other.
女主人將生客作彼此介紹以打破矜持的氣氛。
第三, 詞海拾貝
get off the ground:順利開(kāi)始
e.g. It will take time and money to get the project to get off the ground.
這個(gè)規(guī)劃要得以實(shí)施, 需要時(shí)間和金錢(qián)。
e.g. So far, none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.
到目前為止, 他的計(jì)劃還沒(méi)有一項(xiàng)取得進(jìn)展。
e.g. The negotiation would never get off the ground.
談判就永遠(yuǎn)開(kāi)始不了。
burst out laughing :突然大笑,不禁大笑
e.g. Everyone who heard it just burst out laughing when he came out with it.
當(dāng)他說(shuō)出這句話時(shí),聽(tīng)到的人都大笑起來(lái)。
e.g. She was so overjoyed that she nearly burst out laughing.
她心里樂(lè)得縱聲大笑。
at the beginning:剛開(kāi)始
e.g. I'll sign off. We'll talk at the beginning of the week.
好,就說(shuō)到這兒吧,下周初我們?cè)僬劇?/p>
e.g. He had opposed George's entry right at the beginning.
他起初就反對(duì)喬治加入。
without uttering a word:一言不發(fā)地
e.g. He walked out and rode off without uttering a word.
他一言不發(fā)走出去,騎馬離開(kāi)了。
e.g. He went away without uttering a word.
他不動(dòng)聲色地走了。
第四, 語(yǔ)法點(diǎn)撥
It was Jonny who told a joke and made us burst out laughing.
解析:此句式一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句式,結(jié)構(gòu)為It +系動(dòng)詞+被強(qiáng)調(diào)的對(duì)象+who…,這句話強(qiáng)調(diào)的是主語(yǔ)Jonny。