时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

   今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是:make no bones about. Bone是骨头的意思。Make no bones about就是不管是否会得罪别人,或是让别人感到尴尬,都直言不讳的意思。不过要记住,这里用的是复数bones. 我嫂子就是那种有什么说什么的人。


  上星期天我们去餐馆吃牛排,服务员问我们是否可口,结果她毫不客气地说牛排烤过了头。She made no bones about complaining how overcooked her steak 1 was. 我就说她,你总得给别人留点儿面子吧。不过,有时候,直言不讳也是很必要的。让我们听听下面这个病人去看医生的情况。
  例句-1: After a complete exam, the doctor gave me her candid 2 advice. She made no bones about the fact that I was working myself to exhaustion 3. Unless I started taking better care of myself, she said, I was going to have even more serious health problems.
  他说:医生给我做了全面检查后,坦率地告诉我,工作不能太累。她还说,除非我从现在开始好好照顾自己,否则的话,我的身体状况还会进一步恶化。
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  你有没有睡不着觉或是全是乏力的时候呢?专家说啊,日新月异的科技发展给很多现代人的健康带来了负面影响。我觉得疲惫的时候,喜欢听听音乐,或是去做一下按摩。有时晚上我还会关上电视,拔掉电话,如果有人抱怨说找不到我,我会直言不讳地告诉他们,我需要一点自己的空间。I make no bones about telling them that I need some time to myself.
  除了工作,有时家庭也会给我们带来压力。下面这个男孩儿的父亲对他有很高的期望,让我们听听他是怎么说的。
  例句-2: Ever since I was a boy, my dad has made no bones about wanting me to be a doctor. But now it's time that I was as honest and open with him because I don't have any interest in medicine. I want to study environmental 4 law.
  这个男孩儿说:从我小时候起,爸爸就一直明确要求我长大了当医生。但是现在,我需要跟他开诚布公了,因为我对学医一点儿兴趣也没有;我想学的是环境法。
  这种情况恐怕对很多人都不陌生。做子女的自然想让父母开心,但是在选择职业时,他们又不愿意去干自己不喜欢的事。

1 steak
n.牛排,鱼排,肉排
  • How would you like your steak?您喜欢牛排怎么做法?
  • I'll try a steak sandwich.我想尝尝牛排三明治。
2 candid
adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的
  • I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
  • He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。
3 exhaustion
n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述
  • She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
  • His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了,显然是太累了。
4 environmental
adj.环境的
  • A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
  • We need to cure our environmental problems.我们需要解决环境问题。
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