【英语学习】【Level 07】U07 Stories of my Life L5 I shouldn't have said that

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### 文章目录 ###

*  Word Preparation
 *   *  business trip: 公务旅行，出差
     *  client: 客户
     *  loudmouth: (贬) 喋喋不休的人；大嗓门儿
     *  red-faced: 面红耳赤的
     *  formal event: 正式活动
     *  end up: 结束，完事
 *  Grammar
 *   *  except for

# Word Preparation #

## business trip: 公务旅行，出差 ##

a journey taken for business purposes

My dad is always leaving the country to go on business trips.  
我爸爸经常到国外出差。

Our next business trip will be in London.  
我们下次出差是去伦敦。

## client: 客户 ##

a customer or someone who receives services

Terry is busy with a client right now.  
Terry现在正忙着应对一位客户。

We usually have more clients in the morning than in the afternoon.  
我们上午的客户一般都比下午要多。

## loudmouth: (贬) 喋喋不休的人；大嗓门儿 ##

a person who talks too loudly or too much, especially in an offensive or stupid way

Sarah is not the best person to talk to since she is a loudmouth.  
Sarah不是一个好的聊天对象，因为她是个大嘴巴。

If you talk like that, people will think you are a loudmouth.  
如果你总是这么跟人聊天，别人会以为你是个大嘴巴。

## red-faced: 面红耳赤的 ##

having a red face because of embarrassment

Tim was a little red-faced after he fell in front of everybody.  
Tim在众人面前摔倒后，有点脸红。

I was very red-faced after I dropped all the food on the floor.  
我把食物打翻在地后，顿时面红耳赤。

## formal event: 正式活动 ##

a social activity in which people are required to behave in a serious manner

Richard hates going to formal events because he has to dress nicely.  
Richard 不喜欢参加正式活动，因为他不得不穿的很正式。

There will be important people at this formal event, so act your best.  
会有很多重要人士参加这个正式活动，所以拿出你（们）的最佳状态吧。

## end up: 结束，完事 ##

to turn out as or become something

We were supposed to go to the beach, but we end up staying home and watching TV.  
我们本该去海滩的，但最后还是选择待在家里看电视了。

How did we end up at the shopping mall and not the library?  
咱们不是原计划去图书馆的吗，怎么逛起商场了？

# Grammar #

## except for ##

except for，意思是 “除 … 之外”，用在 “要排除的人物” 之前，有时（不是所有时候）隐含有 “美中不足” 之意。 例如，  
I had everything on except for my socks.

近似意义的表达是 apart from …。例如，  
Apart from their house in London, they also have a villa in Spain.  
这句话并不蕴含 “美中不足” 之意。

*  I think this novel is really something **except for** the sad ending.
 *  **Except for** a few words, I do not any French at all.
 *   *  My teacher said my paper was well written **except for** one spelling mistake.
 *  He had not traveled recently **except for** a trip to Ireland.