迷你对话学英语口语 第937期:占便宜
第一, 迷你对话
A: If you get the best of her again, I’ll do you over.
如果你占了她的便宜,我就揍你。
B: Do you think you are strong enough?
你以为你又很劲吗?
A: You can have a try and see.
你可以试试看。
第二, 地道表达
get the best of
1. 解词释义
Get the best of的意思是“占某人的便宜,享有最优越的”。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Tony always managed to get the best of things in that family.
托尼在家里总是千方百计占便宜。
e.g. I'm not your sort, who always wants to get the best of others.
我可不是你那号人,老爱占别人的便宜。
第三, 咬文嚼字
do over:重做,再做
e.g. If it was to do over again I'd hug him and bless him for it.
要是一切能从头再来一次,我一定会搂着他,夸他干得好。
e.g. They are going to do over our apartment in the spring.
他们打算春天时整修我们的公寓。
have a try:试一试
e.g. I know a Chinese restaurant is newly open near my home. Why not go there and have a try?
我知道我家附近新开了一家中国餐馆。我们去那里尝尝吧。
e.g. Wang Ping, how about we have a try of the car on the fourth ring road today?
王平,今天我们一起上四环试试车,怎么样?