名人教你讲英文：挑剔

名人教英文：挑剔

to pick on 挑剔

annar: you look annoyed. what's the problem?
安纳：你看来很不高兴，是什么一回事？

ella: i'm really fed up with my supervisor.
埃拉：我那个主管，真叫我吃不消。

annar: hasn't she just been promoted?
安纳：她不是刚刚升级了吗？

ella: yes and last week she complained about my skirt. she said it was too short.
埃拉：不错。上星期，她不满我的裙子，说太短了。

annar: i didn't think so. it looked the normal length to me.
安纳：我倒不觉得，看来不过一般裙子的长短。

ella: yes, and then yesterday she said i was too loud talking to customers on the phone.
埃拉：是啊。昨天，她说我跟顾客讲电话太过大声。

annar: that's not fair. the office is pretty noisy so if you don't speak a little louder, the person at the other end can't hear you clearly.
安纳：那不公道。办公室颇为嘈吵，你说话不大声点，对方听不清楚。