英语口语练习小对话 第836期:走神

Subject : Why are you always out in the left field?

第一， 迷你对话

A: Why are you always out in the field while listening to the news?

为什么你听新闻的时候不专心啊？

B: I am listening to the music and I couldn’t help moving my body.

我在听歌，就情不自禁地动了起来。

第二， 地道表达

out in the left field

1. 解词释义

Out in the left field的字面意思是“外出到田野左边去”，比喻为“（做事）不专心”或“（说话）跑题”的意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. If we are out in the left field at work we'll make a mistake.

我们如果不专心工作，就会出差错。

e.g. He was a bad student because he is always out in the left field and never paid attention.

他是个坏学生，因为他总是偷懒，上课都不专心。

e.g. I think you are out in the field. Could we get back to the main point, please?

我觉得你跑题了。我们能不能回到主题上来？

e.g. You're out in the field again, so please keep to the subject.

你又要离开正题了，请不要跑题。

第三， 视野拓展

1. Out in the left field还可以表示“错得离谱”的意思。例如：

Paul tried to answer the teacher's question ,but he was out in left field.

保罗努力回答老师的问题，但全错了。

Philip tried to guess what the surprise was but he was way out in left field.

菲利浦想猜出是什么惊喜,但他猜错了。

2. Out in the left field还可以表示“疯的，行为举止怪异荒诞的”。例如：

I think your history professor is out in left field.

我感觉你们的历史教授有点不正常。

After her father was killed by a group of bandits, the girl was out in left field.

自她父亲被一群匪徒杀害后，那女孩就疯了。

第四， 咬文嚼字

1. Could not help doing something/something表示情不自禁做某事。例如：

She could not help her tears, and yielded to the overflow.

她禁不住热泪盈眶，接着就听凭眼泪流了下来。

I could not help detecting a note of sadness in his voice.

我不由自主地发现他说话时所流露出的那种忧伤情感。

2. listen to the news：听新闻 move one’s body：身体晃动