英语口语练习小对话 第578期:饶不了某人

Subject：I promise I will wring your neck.

迷你对话

A: If I catch you one more time sneaking and drinking my whiskey, I promise you I’ll wring your neck.

要是我在看到你溜进来偷喝我的威士忌的话，我保证饶不了你。

B: OK. Dad.

好的，爸爸。

地道表达

wring one’s neck

1. 解释

Wring是“使劲拧”的意思。Wring one’s neck来自于杀鸡的一种方式：把鸡脖子拧断，机就丧命了。Wring one’s neck直接翻译就是“拧断某人的脖子”，引申为“重重处罚某人，不会绕过某人”。

2. 例句

e.g. I feel sorry for Miss Jones who teaches that second grade class. She has such noisy, unruly kids that she must feel like wringing their necks every day.

我可真同情教两年级那个班的Jones小姐。她那些孩子这样吵吵闹闹、无法无天，我想她每天简直都恨不得掐断他们的脖子。

e.g. If he ever makes a pass at you, I'll wring his neck.

如果他敢对你轻举妄动，我就拧断他的脖子。

e.g. If I had you in my hands, I would wring your neck!

假如我捉到你的话，我要拧断你的脖子。