日积月累学口语:君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
日期:2013-04-10 11:04

(单词翻译:单击)

1.光明磊落be open and aboveboard
他们的行为都是公开及光明磊落。
Their actions are open and aboveboard.

2.己所不欲,勿施于人Do as you would be done by.
要仁慈待人,就像别人仁慈地待你一样。
Do by others as you would be done by.

3.好客 keep open house
我们的邻居特别好客
Our neighbor keeps open house.

4.正直be on the up and up
她是个正直的姑娘,因此我相信她不会干出那种事。
She’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.

5.偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。
XiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.


6.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind
她总是心怀叵测,对她说的话你得多留神 。
She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.

7.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place
他的心数不正,动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。
He doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.

8.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
I was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.

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重点单词
  • aboveboardadv. 光明正大地,率直地 adj. 光明正大的,率直
  • pinchn. 捏,一撮,少量,困苦,偷窃 vt. 掐,使 ...
  • opportunityn. 机会,时机
  • grindvt. 磨,碾碎,挤压,压迫 vi. 磨得吱吱响 n.