英语口语练习小对话 第887期:奉承;拉拢

A: Don’t you know that lady living next to yours?

你不认识在你隔壁住的女士吗？

B: Of course. I know her. She is a famous film star, isn’t she?

我当然认识她了，她是一名很有名气的影星，不是吗？

A: Well. Let’s me give her some flowers.

咱们给她送些鲜花去吧。

B: You want to cozy up to the film star, don’t you.

你想跟她攀上交情，对吧。

cozy up to

1. 解词释义

Cozy up to是指“取悦某人”“奉承某人”或“拉拢某人”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Ever since Gladys got put on the night shift, she's been cozying up to the boss. By baking him cookies and showering him with compliments, she's trying to get him to switch her back to the day shift. We'll see if her efforts have any influence on him.

自从格雷蒂斯开始上夜班以来，她就一直在讨好老板，不是烤饼干，就是拍马屁，她希望老板能把自己调回去上白班。格雷蒂斯能成功吗，我们等着看吧。
e.g. The Smith Development Company is so predictable. Once it discovers farmland that could be turned into new housing, it cozies up to local politicians. With the access it gains, building plans are soon approved. Before long, construction crews are busy at work!

史密斯开发公司一贯的做法是，一旦发现可以用来开发房地产的农田，就去跟当地的政客套近乎。跟政客混熟后，土地开发计划很快就能得到批准，用不了多久，工地就开工了。

next to：紧挨着

e.g. He poked the man next to him, and said, "Who is that?"

他推推身边那个人，问道：“那是谁？”

e.g. She heaped the dirty clothes next to the washing machine.

她把脏衣服堆在洗衣机旁边。

e.g. It happened that I was standing next to him when he collapsed.

他突然倒下去的时候，我恰好站在他的身旁。

e.g. Standing next to the small children, Alice looks comparatively tall.

站在小孩旁边时，艾丽斯个子显得比较高些。

of course：（表示通常、显见或众所周知的事实）当然，自然

e.g. Of course there were lots of other interesting things at the exhibition.

当然，展览上还有很多其他有趣的展品。

e.g. “I have read about you in the newspapers of course,” Charlie said.

“当然我已经在报纸上看过一些关于你的报道了，”查利说道。

1. Don’t you know that lady living next to yours?

要点解析：living next to yours是现在分词短语做后置定语，修饰名词lady。此外，yours在这里指代your house。

2. You want to cozy up to the film star, don’t you.

要点解析：这是一个反义疑问句，结构为陈述部分肯定句+疑问部分否定句，可记为“前肯后否”。 回答时，如果情况属实，用Yes加上反问句的倒装肯定句；如果情况不属实，则用No加上反问句的倒装否定句。例如：
2. You were moved by your students, weren’t you?

情况属实：Yes, I was. 情况不属实：No, I wasn't.