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（单词翻译）

Until the cows come home 无期的，很久的

(Neil has spent Sunday with Li in the countryside. Now they are going back to town.)

Neil: Oh, it's been a great Sunday in the countryside, Li. I'm a city boy – I'm not used to this much walking and fresh air. It was good though, but now it's getting late.

Li: Yes, it is, Neil. But now we are going to catch a bus to town and you'll be back in your normal environment.

Li: Yes, it is, Neil. But now we are going to catch a bus to town and you'll be back in your normal environment.

Li: Don't worry, Neil. The bus will come.

Neil: Li, look! There is a note here on the wall of this old bus shelter1!

Li: Oh, I didn't notice it. What does it say? 

Neil: It says buses are subject to delays2! We'll be waiting for a bus until the cows come home! 

Li: Those cows?! I think they are already home, Neil. The cows live in that field. It's us who need to go home. You might be feeling a bit light-headed as you are not used to so much fresh air. 

Neil: Li, we are not actually waiting for the cows to go anywhere. In English, to wait 'until the cows come home' means3 to wait for a very long time. 

Li: 在英语里如果等待的时间被形容为“直到奶牛回家 until the cows come home”, 意思就是要等很久很久。Ah, so nothing to do with cows? 

Neil: Not at all. Let's hear some examples of how to use 'until the cows come home', today's expression in Authentic4 Real English.

I'm off work tomorrow so tonight we can party until the cows come home!

Alan is very stubborn5. His wife can try to persuade him until the cows come home but he won't change his mind.

Li: Oh. That's a new expression for me. And you learnt something too, Neil. 

Neil: What's that, Li? 

Li: Look over there! 

(The bus is approaching.) 

Neil: That's our bus! Here! We're here! 

Li: Don't worry, it's coming. 

Neil: Well, you learnt a new expression and I learnt to be more patient. 

Li: One day, even a city boy like you, will get used to the calming and relaxing atmosphere of the countryside. 

Neil: Yes. The cows look happy, don't they? Munching6 away on the grass… 

Li: Yes, indeed. Let's go. Bye. 

Neil: Bye.


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1 shelter kEdzl     
n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避
参考例句：
  • We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
  • Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。
2 delays 77fdbb0717320d37c96a542b56f07b69     
（使）耽搁，延误( delay的第三人称单数 )； 推迟； 使延期； 使延迟
参考例句：
  • Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
  • Things were working well when we were brought up against unexpected delays. 事情本来进行得很顺利，不料我们遇到了耽搁。
3 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富
参考例句：
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
4 authentic ZuZzs     
a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的
参考例句：
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
5 stubborn VGHzT     
adj.难以移动，去除的，固执的，顽固的
参考例句：
  • I can not cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子，他很固执。
  • When he's in his stubborn mood,he isn't easily talked round.他那股牛劲上来了，一时不容易说服。
6 munching 3bbbb661207569e6c6cb6a1390d74d06     
v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was munching an apple. 他在津津有味地嚼着苹果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements. 他虽然啃着苹果，但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。 来自辞典例句

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