沛沛英语 Unit14
Unit 14 It's out of place.
妹妹穿得花花哨哨要去赴宴。你说,这显得不得体:
It's out of place.
你告诉孩子们尊敬老人。你说,嘲笑老人是不应该的:
It's out of place to laugh at the elderly.
同学们没等校长讲完就大声地吵嚷起来。你说,这样未等他离开就吵,是不恰当的:
It was out of place to shout before he left.
他一边吃饭一边哼着曲子。你对他说,这种场合下这种举动是不合适的:
It is out of place have such manners on this occasion.
你赞扬导游小姐讲解的自然流畅。她说,起初夹在一群老外中间很是别扭:
I felt out of place among the foreigners at first.
你问姐姐换了家公司感觉怎么样。她说,她觉得很别扭:
I felt out of place.
姑娘怎么都不肯起来跳舞。她说,穿得这么不讲究,跳舞不合适:
It's out of place to dance wearing such informal clothes.
你一身牛仔装,而所有的客人都是西装革履。你说,你要走,你说你在这里觉得不自在:
I'm leaving. I feel out of place being here.
注:
out of place 放的地方不对,离开原来的地方;不合适,不恰当;不协调,不相称,格格不入
in place 放在本应放置的地方;适合,适当
in place (of) 代替
take the place of 接替(职务,工作等);接替(某人的位置)
manner n. 方式,态度,样子(单数);礼貌(复数);风彩,习俗(复数)
formally adv. 正式地,正正规规地 - informally 非正式地,不正规地