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美国街头常用英语俚语R-2: Rain on one's parade / Read my lips (mp3和文本下载)

2016-11-05来源:和谐英语

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1. Rain on one's parade 扫兴

Jane, please don't invite John to the party. He's always raining on my parade.
简，别请约翰参加晚会，他这人总是很让人扫兴。

疯狂联想：正要游行（parade）的时候，外面下起了雨，扫兴吧！

2. Read my lips 注意听

Read my lips, and don't make any mistake.
听好了，别搞错了！（这是美国总统小布什的口头禅。）

释义：直译是读我的唇，真正的含义是，你给我听仔细了！