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【句子】Do you mind if I...poke around? 【ModernFamilyS3E14】
【发音】/duː/ /juː/ /maɪnd/ /ɪf/ /aɪ/ /pəʊk/ /əˈraʊnd/
【发音技巧】if I连读；poke around连读；
【翻译】你介意我四处看看，参观一下吗？
【适用场合】
今天关键句中，我们学习一个短语：poke around
to investigate, search through, or snoop around something or some place
调查、窥探某个地方；搜索某个东西；

eg: Please tell me that the cops won't find any incriminating evidence if they start poking around your office.
请你告诉我，如果警察开始搜查你的办公室，他们不会找到任何定罪证据。

eg: The boss has been poking around this morning. She wants to know how far along we are on the project.
老板今早一直在这边晃悠。她想知道我们这个项目进度如何了。

eg: I've been poking around in the library looking for some statistics.
我一直在那个图书馆里转悠，想找一些数据。

eg: I was poking around the attic when I found these old photos.
我当时正在阁楼里面翻东西，然后找到了这些旧照片。

在英文口语中，poke about也可以当做是poke around的近似表达，可以放在一起积累学习。
eg: I don't mind if you look in my drawer for a paper clip, but please don't poke about.
如果你在我的抽屉里找一个回形针，我不会介意，但请不要乱翻我的抽屉。

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The detective was poking about, tracking where she went on that fatal day.