Shownotes Transcript
【句子】He doesn't know the area, so he's gonna be close by. 【Desperate Housewives S2E7】
【发音】/hi:/ /ˈdʌz.ənt/ /nəʊ/ /ðiː/ /ˈe(ə).ri.ə/ /səʊ/ /hiːz/ /ˈgə.nə/ /ˈgɑː.nə/ /biː/ /kləʊs/ /baɪ/
【发音技巧】doesn't know不完全爆破；the area当中the重读；
【翻译】他对这片区域不了解，所以他肯定就在附近。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下这个表达，close by，
可以当作一个副词去使用，理解成：at a short distance或者near；
而且close by 后面有的时候还可以跟上sb./sth.
eg: Our friends live close by.
我们的朋友住在附近。
eg: Shall we call in on Miranda? You know she lives quite close-by.
我们要去拜访米兰达吗？她就住在附近。
eg: The route passes close by the town.
这条路线离那座城镇不远。
eg: A: "Where are Mark and Derek staying?"
B: "I think they're close by. Maybe a block or two away, actually."
A：“马克和德里克在哪待着呢？”
B：“我觉得他们应该是在附近吧。事实上，也许就在一两个街区外。”
eg: Even though he likes to toddle off, I try to keep little Billy close by at all times.
尽管小比利总喜欢跑开，我尽量让他一直待在我身边。
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I'm so tired after walking all day. Can't we just go somewhere close by for dinner?