英语口语练习小对话 第59期:罪有因得

迷你对话：

A: A friend of mine is now in the big house. He was caught red-handed for selling cocaine.

我的一个朋友现在在监狱里，他出售可卡因给人当场抓住。

B: That is a deadly risky business. He should have it coming on him.

这买卖可是风险很大的。他是罪有因得。

A: He must be regretting about having done the business.

他现在一定后悔干了这一行。

B:I bet he is. He domed his own life.

他肯定后悔，他这辈子毁了。

词海拾贝：

1. a big house：州或联邦监狱，罪犯教养所

Eg. At the thought of being sent to a big house, he shook with fear. 

他一想到被送进监狱，就吓得发抖。

Eg. If you go on like this you will be put into a big house.
 
你这样下去会进监狱的。 

Eg. The prisoners were taken to another big house  under escort. 

囚犯们被护送到另一个监狱。 

2. be caught for：因......而被逮捕

Eg. John as caught for picking and stealing, and was dragged to the police station. 

约翰因扒窃被抓住，并被扭送到派出所。 

Eg. If he gets caught for shoplifting, he may fare a punishment. 

如果他因为盗窃被捕，将会受到惩罚。

3. red-handed：现场地，当场地

Eg. The children were stealing apples when the farmer arrived and caught them red-handed. 

孩子们在偷苹果时，农夫来了，当场捉住了他们。

Eg. The robbers were all caught red-handed by the police. 

所有盗贼都被警察当场抓。

4. come on：降临，到来

Eg. Winter is coming on.

冬季来临了。

5. have it coming on sb：罪有因得

Eg. He should have it coming on him, for the way he always talks big. 

活该!谁让他总吹牛。 

Eg. He's got beaten up? He should have it coming on him for the way he often ill-treats others. 

他挨揍真是活该!谁让他老期负别人。
 
Eg. She should have it coming on her, for she's been too conceited.

那才活该呢!谁让她总是那么趾高气扬的。

6. regret about：因......后悔

Eg. Don't regret about your past as it is useless. And you should prevent the same mistake in the future. 

后悔药吃也无用，就是以后要防止再犯同样的错误。

7. doom one's own life：自毁前程