迷你对话学地道口语第359期:反对,不赞成
时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:迷你对话学地道口语
第一、迷你对话
A: Don’t you agree that all the thieves should be punished by cutting off their fingers?
你不认为小偷该砍掉他的手指以示惩罚吗?
B: I’m afraid many people would turn thumbs down on it.
恐怕很多人会不赞成。
A: Don’t you think in that case, there wouldn’t be so much stealing?
你不认为如果那样的话,偷窃现象就会减少吗?
B: Definitely. But I think it is too fierce.
绝对正确,但是我觉得那台残忍了。
第二、 对话精讲
1. 地道表达
地道短语】turn thumbs down on
解词释义】该习语源于古罗马的竞技决斗活动。竞技场上,获胜的角斗士只能得到一支棕桐作为奖赏,而败阵的角斗士命运则取决于观众的手势。观众的拇指向上(turn thumb up)就可以绕他的命,反之,如果大多数观众的拇指向下(turn thumb down),就以为着要杀死斗败者。该习语由此而产生,引申为“反对,决绝,不予饶恕,置于死地”等意思,现在多用来表示“不赞成,反对”。
支持范例】Most people in this country turn thumbs down on gambling 1.
这个国家的大多数人都反对赌博。
John continues to turn thumbs down on drugs of any kind.
约翰一如既往地讨厌任何形式的吸毒。
2. 词海拾贝
cut off :切掉,砍掉
例句1:He cut off the dragon's head with one stroke of his sword.
他一刀就砍断了龙头。
例句2:He had a finger cut off by a machine while working.
他在工作时被机器切掉了一个手指。
in that case:假如这样
例句1:You don' t like your job ? In that case why don' t you leave ?
你不喜欢这份工作?那你怎么不辞掉呢?
例句2:He is said to be not at home. In that case, we shall not go there.
听说他不在家, 那么我们不去了。