职场社交英语口语对话 Lesson 61:咱俩都是诈包
2010-09-13来源:和谐英语
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A: Why don't you lay down? I'll give you a massage.
你何不躺下来?我帮你按摩。
B: Are you trying to seduce me?
你在引诱我吗?
【a little bit of both 兼而有之】
a little bit of both字面上的意思是“两者都有一点”,在使用上,可以用来回答对方的问题,若对方问到你两种可能,你觉得两个因素都有,你就可以用上a little bit of both,来表达“兼而有之”的概念。
A: Did you two break up because you didn't talk or because you lived too far apart?
你们俩分手是因为没沟通,还是因为住得太远?
B: A little bit of both, I guess.
我想两者都有吧。
【show...no mercy 毫不留情】
mercy 是“慈悲”的意思,show someone no mercy 就是指做起事来“毫不留情,不留余地”,不给对方台阶下。
A: I'm a little afraid of talking to my boss.
我有点怕跟老板说话。
B: I can understand. Last time he showed you no mercy.
我能理解。上次他对你丝毫不留情。
1) seduce (v.) 引诱
2) crush (v.) 摧毁,粉碎