B:然后呢?
A:然后一声枪响,那个日本兵死了。 B:谁开的枪?
A:小男孩的父亲。他正好出现在日本兵背后。
53、have a thing about 对??.反应强烈(喜欢或不喜欢) A:My grandfather has a thing about men with long hair. B:Why?
A:He says it’s something like a rascal.
B:Well, tell him not to judge people by their looks. A:我爷爷非常反对男人留长发。 B:为什么?
A:他说那有点儿像流氓。 B:嗯,告诉他不要以貌取人。 54、harp on 责骂;批评;申斥 A:My mother always harp on me.
B:So does my mother. They’re just like that, I’m already used to it.
A:But I can’t bear it.
B:What they do is just for our good. A:我妈总是责骂我。
B:我妈也是。她们就是那样。我已经习惯了。 A:但我不能忍受了。
B:她们那样做也是为我们好。 55、to one’s face 当着某人的面
A:It’s hard to tell someone she’s wrong to her face.
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B:Why are you so sad?
A:It’s my friend, Joan. She was very rude to her boyfriend yesterday. I told her she was wrong and she started to hate me. B:No, that won’t do! How could she be so narrow-minded? I’ll do something for you.
A:当着一个人的面告诉她说“她错了”是很难的。 B:你为什么这么不开心?
A:是我的朋友琼,昨天她对男友非常粗鲁无礼。我告诉她说这样不对,她却开始恨起我来。
B:哦,怎么能这样!她怎么能这么小心眼儿?我会帮你的。 56、bind someone hand and foot 使动弹不得
A:Keep watch on him so that he won’t be able to escape. B:We’ve already bound him hand and foot. A:Just in case he escapes? B:That’s impossible. A:看好他,别让他跑了。
B:我们把他手脚绑上了,让他动弹不了。 A:万一他已经跑了呢? B:不可能的。
57、have head like a sieve 健忘 A:What’s that man’s name?
B:I thought you’d been introduced to him twice.
A:Yeah. But I still cannot remember his name. I’ve got a head like a sieve
A:那位先生叫什么来着?
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B:我想已经给你介绍了两次了。
A:不错。但我还是没有记住 他的名字,我很健忘。 58、in one’s heart of hearts 在心里 A:Are you really dating with Tom?
B:Yeah. But in my heart of hearts, I find he’s not very to my liking.
A:Then why not keep away from him?
B:The problem is that I just have no one to turn right now. A:That’s stupid. A:你真的在和汤姆约会吗?
B:是的,可是,我并不是从心眼里喜欢他。 A:那你干吗不离开他呢?
B:问题是我还没有找到更好的人。 A:这样做真愚蠢。
59、cool one’s heels 久候
A:You finally come. I had to cool my heels for you. B:Sorry. Something unexpected tied me up. A:Hurry up, or we’ll miss the last performance. B:OK. Let’s go in.
A:你终于来了,我等了你好久了。 B:对不起,以外事情把我给缠住了。 A:快点,否则我们将错过最后一场表演。 B:好吧,我们进去吧。 60、have a big nose 爱打听
A:Frank said I have a big nose. I wonder what the means.
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B:You’re interested in other people’s business, aren’t you? A:Does he mean I’m inquisitive or I’m nosy? B:That’s right.
A:弗兰克说我是“包打听”。我想知道这是什么意思? B:你对别人的事情很感兴趣,不是吗?
A:他的意思是我很好奇或是我爱打听别人的事情吗? B:是的。
61、have a sweet tooth 喜爱甜食
A:Alana is getting fatter and fatter. Why doesn’t she try to lose some weight?
B:She has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else.
A:No wonder she’s getting weight so fast.
B:But now she’s come to realize the consequences and decided to cut down on candies and desserts. A:阿兰娜越来越胖了,她为什么不试着减肥呢? B:她偏好甜食而且最喜欢吃肉。 A:怪不得她胖的这么快。
B:但现在她已渐渐意识到后果严重了,并决心少吃糖果和甜点。 62、have an itching palm 贪财 A:Don’t trust Ben. B:Why?
A:He has an itching palm and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits.
B:Then I must be careful about him.
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