英语情景对话：

 

A: Have you found your watch?

你找到你的手表了吗？

 

B: Not yet, but I have looked high and low.

好没有呢，但是我到处找遍了。

 

A: Perhaps you lost in your office. I remembered you left it there last time.

也许，你把它落在办公室了吧。我记得上次你就忘在办公室了。

 

B: Yeah. Let me see. Perhaps I lost it in my drawer on Friday. Thank you for your reminding. You know it’s my birthday gift from my parents when I was fourteen. I like it very much.

是呀，让我想一想。也许星期五的时候我把它放在抽屉里了，谢谢你的提醒。你知道那块表是我十四岁的生日的时候父母送给我的生日礼物，我非常喜欢它。

 

习语：

 

look high and low

 

解词释义：

 

改词语的意思就是“高处低处都找遍了”，意即：到处找遍。

 

支持范例：

 

I looked high and low for the key but I could not find it .

我哪儿都找遍了，可是没找到那把钥匙。

 

I've looked high and low for my wallet. 

我上上下下地找我的钱包。

 

Bill looked high and low for his lost shoe. 

Bill到处找他丢了的那只鞋。

 

英语学习笔记：

 

1. last time：上次

 

Eg. The last time (when) I saw him, he was quite well. 

最后一次看到他时，他还相当健康。

 

Eg. You didn't get caught last time, but don't push your luck! 

上次没把你抓住，可别再碰运气了！

 

2. a gift from：......送的礼物

 

Eg. I've received a gift from him, but I'm not going to accept it. 

我收到了他送的礼物，但是我不准备接受。

 

Eg. To have such an easy examination paper is a gift from the God 

碰到这样容易的考卷，那是老天爷的恩赐。

 

要点提示：

 

Let me see.

译文：让我想想。

 

讲解：see在这里的意思是“想想”。