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英语口语练习小对话第738期:使......讨厌

2014-12-05来源:和谐英语

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Subject: I have got a problem that’s been bugging me.

迷你对话

A: What happened, Jane. Tell me!

Jane，发生什么事情呢？告诉我。

B: I’ve got a problem that’s been bugging me. I really don’t know what to do.

有一个问题一直困扰着我，我不知道该怎么办。

地道表达

bug

1. 解释

Bug一词作为名词时，它的意思是“虫子”。作为动词时，它的意思是“打搅”“放置窃听器”等。本例中的bug someone中的bug作为及物动词，意思是“使人心烦，令人讨厌”的意思。

2. 例句

e.g. What's bugging you?

你有什么别扭事儿?

e.g. That man really bugs me.

那个人真把我惹火了。

e.g. I only did it to bug my parents.

我那样做只不过是为了烦扰我父母。