be casual about 对......漫不经心
a casual meeting 巧遇
a casual visitor 不速之客
casual clothes 便装
①We had a casual meeting in the bank that day.
那天我们在银行巧遇。
②As I know, some American young people seem to be casual about clothes.
据我所知,有些美国年轻人对穿着很随便。
③I was going out when I had a casual visitor.
我正要出门,这时来了一位不速之客。
2.(教材P9)It was obvious that he was suffering great pain when he talked.
显然,他说话的时候遭受着巨大的痛苦。
obvious adj. 显然的,显而易见的
(1)It's obvious that ... 显然......
for obvious reasons 由于显而易见的原因
be obvious to sb. 对某人是显而易见的
(2)obviously adv. 明显地,显而易见地
①It was obvious that he was telling lies to us.
很显然,他正在对我们撒谎。
②The mistake was obvious to all (those) present.
所有(那些)在场者一眼就能看出那个错误。
③Obviously (obvious), we don't want to spend too much money.
很明显,我们不想花太多的钱。
3.(教材P9)If you continue to behave like this, you'll have to answer for your behaviour.
如果你继续这么做,你要为你的行为承担责任。
answer for 对......负责,因......受到谴责;担保(某人的品质)等
①You'll answer for your rudeness one day if you don't follow my advice.
如果你不听我的劝告,总有一天你会因你的无礼行为而受到惩罚。
②I will answer for it that he can accomplish the task on time.
我愿意担保他能按时完成这个任务。