迷你对话学英语口语 第900期:冷眼相待

第一， 迷你对话

A: I simply couldn’t help giving him the fish-eye when I knew all that.

当我了解这一切之后，我只是忍不住忍不住对他冷眼相待。

B: But Ben is not a bad man. I know him from A to Z.

但是他不是一个坏小伙，我非常了解他。

A: However, he disappointed us very much this time.

但是，这次他让我太失望了。

B: I can understand that. But…

我能理解，但是……

第二， 地道表达

give someone the fish-eye

1. 解词释义

Give someone the fish –eye的意思是“冷眼相待某人”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. People give social climbers the fish-eye.

人们通常瞧不起社会上那些攀龙附凤的人。

e.g. We must not give the fish-eye to those who have lagged behind.

我们不应该瞧不起后进的人。

e.g. They were given the fish-eye in the old society.

在旧社会,他们是被人看不起的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

1. could not doing something：禁不住做某事

e.g. We could not help being impressed by the majesty of the lofty mountains.

高山的雄伟壮丽不能不在我们心目中留下深刻的印象。

e.g. She could not help her tears, and yielded to the overflow.

她禁不住热泪盈眶，接着就听凭眼泪流了下来。

2. from A to Z：彻底地，从头至尾地

e.g. Mr. Smith knows the subject from A to Z.

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