科技英语7Popular English.ppt

Scientific English 8;Speaking Practice;今天Michael和李华要开车去新泽西州看一个朋友，跟他一起过周末。 新泽西州紧挨着纽约，开车只要一个小时就到了。请注意他们俩人讲话当中用的两个词： shot 和 damage。现在他们正准备上车。 M: Hey, Li Hua, are you ready to go? L: 行，我准备好了，可以走了。 M: Ok, lets go! L: 哟，怎么啦？ M: I think my engine is shot. This is not good. L: 什么？ 有人开枪把你车打坏啦？ M: No! Youre right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken. ;L: 对啊，shot是指开枪，原来这儿的意思不同，这儿是指什么东西坏了。那我的电脑坏了，也能用shot这个字啊？ M: Sure. My computer is shot. You can say almost anything is shot. L: 什么东西坏了都能这样说？ M: Yes, if you hurt your knee, you can say: My knee is shot, or if