第13課:不重要的?- 6

迷你小對話1

A: It was an inconsiderable amount that the insurance company paid after his death.
B: He had such a small policy that it was worth only $400.

A: 他死后保險(xiǎn)公司只賠了少得可憐的錢。
B: 他的保單上也沒投多少,只值400美元。

迷你小對話2

A: There is a slight different between a size 42 dress and a size 44 dress.
B: I can barely tell the difference, though I suppose one is a little longer.

A: 42號(hào)和44號(hào)的連衣裙只有微小的差別。
B: 我可分不出來,不過我想應(yīng)該有一個(gè)長一些。

語言點(diǎn)精講

inconsiderable:?不足取的;不值得考慮的;瑣屑的。
insurance: 保險(xiǎn)。
policy: 保險(xiǎn)契約;保險(xiǎn)單。
slight: 少量的;極不重要的;不足道的。
barely: 幾乎不;簡直沒。
?