吝啬鬼 |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/09/12 10:49 世博英语 |
作者:Andy 赵财和他的朋友李富都是有名的吝啬鬼。 第【1】串:penny pincher / miser吝啬鬼 He is such a penny pincher in people's eyes that he has never treated anyone for a meal. 一天,赵财要去看李富,带点礼物吧,舍不得花钱,不带吧,又觉得不体面。想了半天,便拿起一张纸来,用剪子剪成一条鱼的样子,准备作礼物送给李富。 第【2】串:reputation声誉,体面 He is a person of reputation, so it is easy to understand why he was angry when being mocked in public. 赵财到了李家,可巧李富出门,只有他儿子在家。赵财拿出纸鱼来说:“这条鱼是给你爸爸带来的酒菜,小意思,收下吧!”李富儿子接过纸鱼,心里很不高兴,暗暗盘算报复一下。 第【3】串:retaliate报复 Don't always think about retaliating upon your enemies. Why not make them your friends? 赵财要告辞,李富儿子说:“大伯,你把这块月饼带上吧!好在路上吃。”说着用双手比作一个大圆圈,在赵财眼前一晃。李富回家来,儿子把这事一说,满以为会夸奖他一番。 第【4】串:compliment夸奖 He had thought that he could receive many compliments from his friends on what he had done. 谁知李富一听就生气了,用一只手比作半个圆圈骂道:“你这败家子,谁叫你给他个整的?难道半块还不行吗?赶快给我追回来!” 第【5】串:black sheep败家子 A black sheep never worries about the difficulty of earning money. 本栏目是由世博英语(360abc.com)Andy原创编写!学习中国口语,传播中国文化!世博英语版权所有,未经书面授权,请勿转载! |
【英语学习论坛】【评论】【大 中 小】【打印】【关闭】 |