The ATM took my card just a few minutes ago.
【自动取款机刚才几分钟前把我的卡吞了。】
The ATM took my card just a few minutes ago.
意思:
自动取款机刚才几分钟前把我的卡吞了。
这里的 took 不是普通的“拿走”,而是:
吞掉、收进去(卡片没有退出来)
拆开理解
ATM
= Automated Teller Machine
自动取款机。
美国日常直接说:
ATM
took my card ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
字面:
拿走我的卡
但是在 ATM 场景:
The ATM took my card.
美国人马上理解为:
ATM 把银行卡吞了。
也可以说:
The ATM kept my card.
ATM 留住了我的卡。
just a few minutes ago
= 就在几分钟前
例如:
I saw him just a few minutes ago.
我几分钟前刚看到他。
美国银行常见说法
如果 ATM 吞卡:
The ATM swallowed my card.
也可以。
不过:
The ATM took my card.
更自然、更常见。
你可以对银行工作人员说:
The ATM took my card. What should I do?
ATM 把我的卡吞了,我该怎么办?
或者:
My card got stuck in the ATM.
我的卡卡在 ATM 里面了。
听力重点
took my
快速说:
took my card
会连读:
took-my-card
听起来像:
tuk-my-card
just a few minutes ago
口语里:
just a few minutes ago
经常压缩:
jus' a few minutes ago
这个句子很生活化,在美国银行、ATM 场景里非常实用。你在美国生活后,take + 物品 这种用法要特别注意,不一定是“拿走”,很多时候表示“机器收进去”。例如:
- ATM took my card.
ATM吞卡。 - The machine took my money.
机器把钱收进去了。 - The printer took the paper.
打印机把纸吸进去了。