时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:职场社交


英语课


SCENE④ C  在吉娜的隔间 


【你这个疯婆娘!】


 


Elvin:  ZINA! You 1) fruitcake! Who do you think you are, promising 1 we'd be ready next week!?


艾文:         吉娜!你这个疯婆娘!你自以为是谁啊,敢承诺别人我们下星期就会准备好?


 


Zina:  Cool it, Elvin. Don't call me names.


吉娜:         冷静点,艾文。别骂人嘛。


 


Elvin:           I'll call you whatever I feel like! You're an out-of-control, 2) arrogant 2, stupid sales horse!


艾文:         我爱怎么骂就怎么骂!你这个失去控制、自大又愚蠢的死业务员!


 


Zina:           3) Watch your mouth, Elvin, or I'll tear that ring right out of your nose!


吉娜:         嘴巴放干净一点,艾文,不然我就把你的鼻环给扯下来!


 


Elvin:           I'd like to see you try!


艾文:         我倒想看看你敢是不敢!


 


Zina:           Do you mean that?


吉娜:         你是说真的?


 


语言详解


 


A: Why won't Thomas ever say he's sorry?


   为什么汤玛斯从不说抱歉。


 


B: He's too arrogant to admit he's wrong.


   他自负得不敢承认错误。


 


【call me names 骂我】


 


call me names这里的me是受格,而且names是复数,意思是指“(有人)骂我”,可不是Somebody calls my name.“(有人)叫我名字”。


 


A: You are an idiot 3. You stupid, stupid fool.


     你是个白痴。你这个愚蠢到家的笨蛋。


B: Hey, stop calling me names. You're hurting my feelings.


     嘿,别骂我。你伤害到我的感情了。


 


A: Was there anything interesting at the meeting yesterday?


     昨天会议上有什么有趣的事吗?


B: Not much, except that they started to call each other's names at the end.


     没有什么,只是到末了他们开始互相辱骂起来。


 


1) fruitcake  (n.) (俚)疯子,古怪的人


2) arrogant  (a.) 骄傲的,自负的


3) Watch your mouth. 嘴巴放干净点。这句话用于对方出言不逊之时。



adj.有希望的,有前途的
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
adj.傲慢的,自大的
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
n.白痴,傻子,笨蛋
  • Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
  • You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。
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