无心英语口语D

2021年1月16日发(作者：竺可桢)
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damn
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You don’t give a damn about anything. 无论什么事你都不上心。
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These ties aren’t worth a damn. 这些头饰一文不值。

dance
1)
The changing economy has forced Mike to dance to another tune. 经济变化迫使迈克改
弦易辙。

dark
1)
It’s not right to keep your clients in the dark. 什么都不告诉你的当事人是不正确的。
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You’re candidate is the dark horse in this election. 你们的候选人是这次选举中的一匹黑
马。
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dash
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I’ve got a dash off a letter to the post office. 我得赶快去邮局发一封信。

date
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How long have you been dating him? 你和他约会已有多久了？
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How many concerts have you attended to date? 至今你已出席了多少次演唱会了？
Please keep me up to date on what’s going on. 请及时地告诉我最新发生的事。
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day
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Let’s call it a day. 今天就到此为止吧！
Day after day, Tim eats his lunch alone. 日复一日，蒂姆总是一个人吃午饭。
Millions of people are just struggling to survive from day to day. 数百万人都在为一天又
一天的生存而艰苦地奋斗。
Be patient. You’ll get your day in court. 忍耐一下吧！在法庭上你会交好运的。
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dead
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I didn’t hear your call last night – I was dead to the world. 昨晚我没有听到你打来的电话
－我睡得太死了。
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We must have respect for the dead. 我们应尊重死去的人。
There are too many deadbeat fathers in America. 在美国有太多的父亲（为生活所迫而）精
疲力竭，接崩溃的边缘。
Joe will be a dead duck when his wife learns what he did. 乔的妻子得知他所做的事时，乔
就会彻底完蛋了。
Christie is tired of working at her dead-end job. 克里斯蒂厌烦了她的没有出头之日的工作。
My brother is deadeye hunter. 我哥哥是一个百发百中的狩猎者。
Traffic congestion could be reduced by eliminating deadhead drivers. 将那些没用的司机
一扫而光，交通阻塞也许就会减少。
The race ended in a dead heat. 赛跑以平分秋色的结果告终。
The deadline for filing income taxes each year is April 15. 每年提交所得税的最后期限是4
月15日。
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No one is better at dead pan than Charlie. 没有人比查理做木无表情状做得更好。
Lifting weights for two hours left me dead tired. 连续搬运重物两个小时使我疲劳到了极
点。
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deal
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Big deal! I don’t care what you do! 好极了，我不管你的事！（注：反语）
Kandy makes a big deal out of everything. 埃迪对任何事都小题大做。
You want $$6,000 for this used car? No deal! 这辆二手车你想要6000美元？不成！
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death
1)
That man scares me to death. 那个男的吓得我半死。
2)
Many Americans believe that murderers should be put to death. 多数美国人认为杀人犯
应被处死。
I’ll fight you to the death on this matter. 在这个问题上，我将与你抗争到底。
Uncle Ern is on his deathbed. 厄恩叔叔快要去世了。
How many prisoners are on death row in California? 加利福尼亚有多少犯人是被关在死囚
监牢里？
That old building is a deathtrap. 那座旧楼是危险建筑。
Utah has a very low infant death rate. 犹他洲的婴儿死亡率很小。
David’s psychiatrist thinks he has a death wish. 戴维的心理医生认为他有自杀倾向。
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deck
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Johnny wants to deck me. 约翰尼想击垮我。
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Let’s clear the decks before the storm hits. 在风暴来临之前，让我们做好准备吧！
Pete is on deck, waiting his turn at bat. 彼特准备就绪正在等着轮到他击球。
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deep
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The bad news caused Jim to go off the deep end. 那个坏消息使吉姆勃然大怒，失去理
智。
2)
You can store the meat in our deepfreeze. 你可以把这些肉储存在我们的（极）低温的冷藏
箱里。
We’ve been in deep water ever since I lost my job. 自从我丢掉工作以来，我们陷入了极为
困窘的境地。
The treasure ship sunk in the deep. 那艘装满金银财宝的船沉到了海底。
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degree
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What year did you get your degree? 你是哪年得到学位的？
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Your pay will increase with the degree of your hard work. 报酬会随着你的工作努力程度
而增加。
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demand
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This young pianist is in demand. 这位年轻的钢琴演奏家是个抢手人物。
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This check is payable on demand. 这是一张即期付款的汇票。

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This Broadway show was brought back by popular demand. 这出百老汇剧应大众要求而
被再次搬上舞台。
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depth
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My boss wants an in-depth analysis by tomorrow morning. 我的老板在明早之前要一个深
入透彻的分析（报告）。

devil
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We had a devil of a time trying to find you. 我们为了找你吃了很多苦头。
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We had to run like the devil to catch our train. 为了赶上火车，我们只好拼命地奔跑。
You’ll have the devil to pay if you hurt those kids. 如果你伤了孩子们，那么你就有大麻烦
了。
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diamond
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Talent scouts are always looking for a diamond in the rough. （负责招收新人的）人才
发掘者一直就在寻找具有优秀潜质可供开发的人。
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Glen and Lorraine just celebrated their diamond anniversary. 格伦和洛兰刚刚庆祝了他们
的钻石婚纪念日。
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die
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I’ve been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想见到你。
The speaker waited until the applause died down before continuing. 演讲者等待着掌声
渐渐平息再接着往下讲。
Lewis is a diehard democrat. 刘易斯是民主党的死硬派。
We’re afraid that the local wildlife is starting to die off. 我们担心这一地区的野生生物正在
开始（走向）灭绝。
It took hours for the fire to die out. 花了好几小时火才逐渐熄灭。
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difference
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We can make a difference by getting involved. 我们可以通过参与（此事）而使其有所改
变。
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It makes no difference to me what we have for dinner. 晚饭吃什么对我来说是无所谓的。
Let’s split the difference in the bill. 我们平摊这份账单吧。
Whether it costs $$25 to $$30, what’s the difference? 它是25美元或是30美元又有什么区
别？
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dig
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The food looks delicious. Let’s dig in. 食物看起来很不错，我们开始吃吧！
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dime
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Those salesman are a dime a dozen. 那样的推销员很多。
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This car will stop on a dime. 那辆车的紧急刹车很好使。
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Someone put a ding in my car. 有人把我的车撞凹了。
Sally is such a ding-a-ling. 萨莉是个大笨蛋。

dip
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Would you like to take a dip in the pool? 你想在游泳池里小游一会儿吗？
Jeanie’s boyfriend is such a dip. 珍妮的男朋友是个十足的笨蛋。
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dirt
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Paul wants to do me dirt. 保罗想用卑劣的手段中伤我。
You can buy a pack of pencils dirt cheap. 你可以以便宜透顶的价格买一包铅笔。
Convenience stores have plenty of dirty magazines on display. （二十四小时营业的）便
利商店里陈列着许多下流杂志。
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dish
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Tina is such a dish. 蒂娜是个绝色美人。
You can dish it out, but you can’t take a joke yourself. 你可以（开玩笑地）责骂别人，却
经不起别人开你的玩笑。
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distance
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Do you think the challenger can go the distance with the champ? 你认为那个挑战者可
以与冠军坚持竞争到最后吗？
2)
Please keep your distance. I don’t want to catch your cold. 请别靠近我，我不想传染上
你的感冒。
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dive
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Have you ever eaten at this little dive before? 你以前在这下等酒吧里吃过东西吗？
Why don’t you take a dive? 你何不（接受贿赂）装败呢？
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do
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We’re going to do away with the old shed. 我们准备清理掉这旧棚子。
Hauling all this furniture has about done me in. 搬运这些家具累得我筋疲力尽。
You’ve got to do this job over again. 你需要把这件工作重新再做一遍。
Sandy is doing up her hair in a bun. 桑迪把她的头发梳整成（小面包状的）卷发。
Nobody brought any spoons. We’ll just have to do without them. 谁也没带勺子，我们只
好不用它们了。
I don’t see what my age has to do with anything. 我不明白我的年龄与做事能有什么关
系？
We’ve got a lot of work, so let’s do it. 我们有很多工作要做，让我们干起来吧！
Scot has a do-it-yourself model airplane kit. 斯科特有一套可拆装的模型飞机组件。
This is a do-or-die situation. 这是一种决一死战的情形。
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doctor
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Someone has doctored this container of medicine. 有人在这个药品容器里掺进东西了。
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You shouldn’t try to play doctor when you get sick. 你不应在生病的时候自充大夫。


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