瑶瑶老师 - “自从上了年纪之后，他的表现远不如以前了。” (节目)

【句子】Hey, I just wanted to drop off these old baby clothes for Lily. 【Modern Family-S2E4】
【发音】[heɪ] [aɪ] [dʒʌst] [wɒntɪd]/[wɑ:ntɪd] [tʊ] [drɒp]/[drɑ:p] [ɒf]/[ɑ:f] [ði:z] [əʊld] ['beɪbi] [kləʊðz] [fɔ:(r)] [ˈlɪl.i]
【发音技巧】wanted to完全失去爆破；drop off连读；old baby完全失去爆破；注意clothes的发音；
【翻译】嗨，我就是来把这些旧的婴儿衣服带来给Lily。
【适用场合】
I hope I didn’t come at a bad time.
希望我没有来的不是时候。

来的不是时候？

这个我们很早很早以前节目有讲过
Friends S1E2 第63期节目当中有讲。
Carol: Is this a bad time?
我是不是来的不是时候？

eg: They arrived at a bad time.
他们来得不是时候。


今天重点学习的动词短语是drop off这个词。讲几个常见的用法和意思：
1. to leave someone or something at the destination to which one has transported it.
把某个人/某个东西放到某处
这个就是我们今天视频当中的用法。
eg: When do I need to drop the kids off at soccer practice?
我需要几点钟把孩子们送去参加足球训练？

eg: I'll come to your house tonight and drop off your cake pan.
今晚上我会去你家，把你烘焙蛋糕的模具给你带去。

2. to happen less often than is normal
某件事情发生的频率比正常情况下低
eg: Is Kelly mad at me? We used to talk all the time, but our conversations have really dropped off lately.
Kelly是不是生我的气了？我们以前总聊天，但是最近好像都没怎么说话了。

3. to decline significantly.
显著下降
eg: Don't sign that defenseman—his play has really dropped off as he's gotten older.
别签约那个防守队员，自从他上了年纪之后，表现远不如以前了。


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目前看来，人们对手机的需求，并没有明显的下降趋势。