盖茨|《了不起的盖茨比》Day 14( 三 )


比如说:'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me. “实际上,并不是那样,”乔治纠正我。
in business
A company that is in business is operating and trading. 在经营中
比如说:You can't stay in business without cash. 没有现金,你无法运营。
【词汇辨析】
注意区分be in business的含义:
(informal)to have everything that you need in order to be able to start sth immediately 准备就绪
比如说:All we need is a car and we'll be in business.我们所需要的只是一辆车,然后我们就准备就绪了。
【写作练习】
通过以下两个句子学习如何描述自己从事的职业:
1.I've been in several things. 我干过好几行。
2.I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business.我做药材生意,后来又做过石油生意。
『 今日小结 』
所幸的是,半小时后我回到屋里,发现二人之间的气氛发生了巨大的变化:一切窘迫的现象已经消失了。盖茨比还如愿邀请到了黛西参观他的房子…
转发,点赞,点亮“在看”是我坚持的动力。


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