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17. brush off 不理; 默视
A: Have you talked to Mr. Lambert about Ian's obscene speech towards you?
A: 你跟 Lambert 先生提过 Ian 对你讲的猥亵的话吗?
B: Yes, but he brushed it off as if it were not a big deal to him.
B: 有! 但他轻轻带过(不理), 好象他觉得那并没有什么!
"brush away(aside)" 也是“不理”的意思。如"He brushed aside our objection."(他无视我们的反对)。
赵晴注: 类似的说法还有, this is a serious mistake. you shouldn't just shrug it off like that.
18. boss around 颐指气使
A: Oh! No. I've got assigned to work with Marvin for our group project.
A: 噢! 不! 我被分配跟 Marvin 一起做团体作业。
B: Ooh! I heard that he love to boss people around.
B: 唉呀! 我听说他很爱指使人的。
"boss around" 和 "push around" 都是“指使人”的意思。说一个人爱命令人也可以说"He is very bossy."。
19. Oh, boy! 乖乖! 唉呀! 真是!
A: Guess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phone is dead.
A: 你猜怎么了? 首先我门的车爆胎了, 现在我的行动电话又没电了。
B: Oh, boy!
B: 唉!
"flat tire" 是“爆胎”的意思”。
"Oh, boy!"是美国人用的一种感叹表示词句。不必问他们为什么不说 "Oh, girl" 还是别的, 因为他们也不知道。
赵晴注: oh boy在老年人里面尤为常用. 年轻人可以说, oh, crap! 或是最常见的 oh, no!
20. bound to 必定
A: Dan forgot his map?
A: Dan 忘了带地图了吗?
B: Yep! And he's bound to lose his way.
B: 是的! 他铁定要迷路了。
"bound to" 是必定的意思。 “你死定了!”就可以说 "You're bound to die."。
赵晴注: 想说谁死定了, 最简单的说法是 you are doomed!
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