跟着Coach Shane老师学英语,先从E-Cubed(Daily Easy English Expression)开始,坚持学习记录,字幕整理,有错误望指正~
Hello everybody, welcome back to e-cubed, today we have a great expression and the expression is right here, check back in a jiffy, j-i-f-f-y, check back in a jiffy. The pronunciation check back and this key sound connects, check back in a jiffy,check back in a jiffy,check back in a jiffy,check back in a jiffy.
So the key expreesion is in a jiffy, anther expression I'll be with you in a jiffy, I'll be with you in a jiffy, I'll be with you in a jiffy. Anther expersion in a jiffy it'll be my birthday, that's right, my birthday is 12/22, in a jiffy it'll be my birthday. What does in a jiffy mean? Very quickly, in a second, in a minute, within ten seconds, very quickly, qucikly I'll be with you, I will help you, I will talk to you, I will finish, quickly. I only know that expression in spanish, I'm very sorry to all my other foreign students and I know there is millions of you, so you can teach me in a jiffy in your language. And I will practise the pronuncation, I'm not good but I know you guys is good, say check back in a jiffy, check back in a jiffy, check back in a jiffy, so what did this mean? The situation is you have come to get something but they're not ready yet, and they say to you, check back in a jiffy. So you're waiting for something but they're not ready, when will it be reday? check back in a jiffy, come back quickly, go and then come back very soon, whatever you want, it will be ready, ok listen to dialog and it will be easier to understand.
A: Hi, are my copies done?
B: Not yet. Check back in a jiffy.
A: All right. I'll go get a latte and come back.
B: They'll be done for you.
Ok, so this person went to make photocopies, xerox something, they went to make photocopies and they lifted can I have a hundred copies? Sure, and then they left and then come back, are my copies done? Not done yet, check back in a jiffy. Do you understand? I hope that helps. That's today's expression, I will see you tomorrow. ByeBye.
笔记:
1、发音: back 中的ck 与in一起连读, in 与 a连读
2、xerox sth 复印
3、场景:你过来取sth或者点餐,但是东西还没有准备好,然后别人可以这样对你讲。