英语口语练习小对话 第613期:我受够了
2014-07-01来源:和谐英语
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Subject:That tears it.
迷你对话
A: Overtime! Overtime! That teas it! The boss doesn’t give me raise.
加班!加班!我真是受够了。老板不会给我加薪。
B: Take it easy. Everything will be OK.
想开点,一切都会好起来的。
地道表达
That tears it!
1. 解释
Tear的意思非常丰富,作为名词,它是“眼泪”的意思,作为动词,它是“流泪,撕破”的意思,在这里,tear it的意思是“撕破它”,引申为“to ruin all hope,spoil everything”,这非常形象地表达出“打破计划,是希望毁灭”的意思。That tears it.这个短语的意思就是“我再也忍受不了了”。同样的表达还有“I cannot bear it anymore.”
2. 例句
e.g. My husband is always cheating me. That tears it.
我的丈夫总是欺骗我。我再也受不了了。
Ps 1: give sb raise的意思是“给某人加薪”,也可以用作give sb a pay raise。例如:
You promised to give me a raise after six-month probation.
您答应过我六个月试用期后给我加薪。
I'm sure of the news that my boss will give me a pay raise soon.
我对此消息很有把握,我的老板不久会给我加薪。