迷你对话学地道口语第466期:注意听
日期:2013-10-17 11:53

(单词翻译:单击)

Subject :Read my lips.

迷你对话

A: Sir, would you like to have brocoli?

先生,要不要来点绿花椰菜?

B: Read my lips. I don’t like it.

注意听,我不喜欢这个菜。

地道表达

read one’s lips


1. 解词释义

Read my lips字面意思是“读我的嘴唇”,但是真正的含义是“给我听好了”。例如别人约你时会说:Do you want to hand out with me tonight?意思是:你今晚想不想跟我在一起啊?如果这个人是个令人讨厌的家伙的话,你就可以回答他:Read my lips. No. 老美在讲这句话时,会放慢语速,好吧NO的唇形给展现出来,表达他们不愿意的程度。其英文解释为:to manage to understand speech by watching and interpreting the movements of the speaker's lips。

2. 典型范例

e.g. I couldn't hear her but I could read her lips.

我听不到他说什么,但是我可以尽力去听。

e.g. I'll read the text through once and you read my lips.

我把课文从头到尾读一遍,你们仔细听。

Ps:Would you like to do something?这个句型用来询问他人想做某事吗?例如:

Would you like to come to have lunch tomorrow? 明天请你来吃午饭,好吗?

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