英國非常流行的英語小詞pop

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The British do a lot of popping. They pop in and pop out; pop up and pop down; pop over and pop across; pop into; pop off. Americans don't use this strange expresstion much. 讓我們趕快看看在英國這么流行的pop都有哪些常見的用法,當(dāng)然,請(qǐng)?jiān)诜钦綀?chǎng)合使用下列用語。
    Jack:"Betty, will you marry me?"
    Betty was so happy. She told her best friend next day:"Jack and I are going to be married next month. He popped the question last night, suddenly and unexpectedly, when we were walking in the park. I'm so happy!"
    popped the question: Informal.To propose marriage. 求婚
    Jane給他的女友 Selma打電話:
    "Selma, I'm going to be near your place tonight. Is it OK if I pop in for a minute?"
    pop in:To visit briefly: just popped by to say hello. 短時(shí)間拜訪
    近義詞:drop in;visit;pay a visit
    又如:I was passing by, noticed the light was on, so I thought I would just pop in for a chat.
    Jon和他的兄弟Peter在通電話:
    "Peter, where have you been? I phoned you several times this afternoon."
    Perter:" Oh, I popped out to take the dog for a walk. Sorry! Why don't you pop in this evening?"
    popped out : exit briefly;move out of or depart from; leave the room. 短時(shí)間外出
    近義詞:exit, get out, go out, leave
    又如:I'm going to pop out to the shops for ten minutes. Don't answer the door if anyone calls.
    Alice在給他的老公Don打電話:
    "Don, Mrs.Short on the tenth floor has a problem with her TV. Will you pop up this evening helping her?"
    pop up:appear suddenly or unexpectedly 突然出現(xiàn)
    又如:I hadn't seen him for years. Then he just popped up one day at the club we used to belong to.
    媽媽對(duì)兒子說:
    " Jimmy, we don't have any suger. Will you pop over the road to the shop and buy a packer?"
    pop over: 趕到
    又如:My new neighbours across the road had just moved in so I popped over to see them.
    Derek對(duì)他的朋友Bob說:
    " Bob, old Mr.Smith on the second floor is very lonely. I said I'd pop round tonight and keep him company."
    pop round:去做客(時(shí)間不確定)
    又如:A: Would you like to pop round one night this week? Would Wednesday evening suit you? B: I';d love to.
    Brenda和老公Sam的對(duì)話:
    " Sam, where did you buy that beautiful tie?"
    Sam:" I needed a new tie, so I popped into the department store and bought it."
    popped into:To move quickly or unexpectedly 突然沖入
    又如:The farm popped into view as we turned the corner.
    小結(jié):
    1 pop in, pop out, pop up和pop over基本都是appearing or disappearing (popping out) briefly and casually的意思。
    2 當(dāng)然,pop out 還有另外一個(gè)含義:burst open with a short sharpish sound 突然爆開,發(fā)出砰響
    例如:He had shaken the champagne bottle and the cork popped out before he was ready to pour.