'I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.
“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢，正好见到好。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 68 Persistent

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

spend [spɛnd] 词频1 词根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱; vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过; n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
morning ['mɔrnɪŋ] 词频1
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
💡 摸领（谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。
近义：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal 反义：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal
until [ən'tɪl] 词频1
prep. 到…为止;在…以前; conj. 到…为止，在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：till, to, unto
wondering
a. 觉得奇怪的, 疑惑的

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

During this time, they will give five performances.
在此期间，他们将演出5场。
You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.
如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，您在此会过得很愉快的。
When the doctor answered the phone, Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr.John Gilbert.
当这位医生接过电话时，吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况，是一位名叫约翰。吉尔伯特的先生。
'We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.
“我们不应该买我们不需要的东西，”我突然发表意见说，
In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk.
尽管有上述种种说法，但游客们还是照常摘树叶和把他们的名字刻在树干上。
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。