英 语 中 的 习 惯 用 语 （六）

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英 语 中 的 习 惯 用 语 （六）
51、give it to somebody straight 直截了当告诉某人

A：I’m very sorry. You see, I’m not in the position to tell you all this but I’m certainly very worried.
B：Don’t make a big speech about how sorry you are. Just give it to me straight.
A：We have to lay off some workers and you’re one of them.
A：我非常抱歉。你看，本不该由我来告诉你这一切，但我的确很担心。
B：你就别没完没了地抱歉了，你就直说吧。
A：我们不得不让一些工人下岗，而你就是其中一个。

52、square up to 对……摩拳擦掌

A：Being Chinese, the little boy bravely squared up to the tall Japanese solider.
B：And then?
A：And then with a whistle of bullet, the solider was killed.
B：By whom?
A：By the little boy’s father, appearing right behind the Jap!
A：身为中国人，那个小男孩英勇地与那个高个日本兵搏斗。
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
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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.
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？
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.
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。