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0【句子】Did Haley used to date that guy or something? 【Modern Family S3E22】
【发音】/dɪd/ /ˈheɪ.li/ /ˈjuːs.t/ /tʊ/ /deɪt/ /ðæt/ /ɡaɪ/ /ɔː(r)/ /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/
【发音技巧】Did Haley不完全爆破；used to失去爆破；date that guy不完全爆破+失去爆破；
【翻译】海莉以前跟那个人交往过吗？
【适用场合】
今天节目中，我们来学习一下or something的英文说法。
口语中，我们会说or something或者or something (like that)，通常可以加在一句话的末尾，表示语气上的强调。
It is added as a tag to the end of a sentence to emphasize one's uncertainty about someone or something.
eg: I bet Tom could help us. His dad's a politician or a lawyer or something—someone with some influence, in any case!
我猜汤姆能帮上我们，他爸爸是一个政客还是个律师什么的，反正是个有些影响力的人。
eg: Is this a joke or something? Because it's not funny at all.
这是个玩笑吗还是什么？因为这一点也不好笑啊。
eg: A: "What do you want to do this evening?"
B: "We could go out for dinner or something, if you like."
A：“今天傍晚你想做什么？”
B：“我们可以出去吃个晚饭什么的，如果你愿意的话。”
eg: I'm not sure what Jenna's husband does for a living. I think he's a writer or something like that.
我不确定珍娜的丈夫是做什么工作的。我记得他是个作家还是什么的。
eg: Would you like some coffee or something?
你想喝点咖啡什么的吗？
eg: Let's go for a walk or something.
咱们出去散个步或者干点什么吧。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Why won't you tell her? Are you frightened of her or something?
