生动白领英语表达：玩弄某人的感情

　　与汉语一样，英语口语里也有许多人们交流中常用的习惯用语，习语的使用使得人们的交流更加形象生动。让我们来看看常用的一些习语吧。

　　365.louse up：slang.to ruin or spoil《白领英语900句》：这是口语中很常用的一个习语，意思是“把某事搞得一团糟”或“把某事搞得一塌糊涂”。

　　例如：louse up a deal；louse up a project。

　　-The boss got hot under the collar, for Bob has loused up another contract.

　　-If you put a hand in the business, you will louse up the whole thing.

　　-She didn’t think that she would have loused up the business.

　　-If you louse up the business again, you will be fired.

　　相应的表达还有mess up；blow things。

　　比如：Don't mess up my hair: I've just combed it.别把我的头发弄乱，我刚梳好。

　　366.give someone the air：slang.tore-ject or dismiss(someone)《白领英语900句》：此短语常用于恋人之间，意思是“不再理睬某人”，与汉语口语中“把某人给甩了”或“把某人给蹬了”相似。例如：

　　-Don’t worry. I’ll soon give him the air.

　　-Jack gave Mary the air and began dating other girls.

　　-You want to give him th eair? You must have another think coming.

　　-If I were you, I would give him the air and go out with another guy.

　　恋人分手还能说break up；split up。比如：Jenny and Joe have split up.珍妮和乔闹翻了。

　　Did you break up amicably? Sometimes couples row a lot before splitting up.

　　367.take some one for a ride：ⅰ.to cheat swindle,or deceive.ⅱ.to take(some-one)away in a car and murder him.

　　《白领英语900句》：1.载某人兜风：If you get here early enough, I'll take you for a ride on my motorcycle.

　　2.欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情：You've been taken for a ride. Why did you give him five thousand francs?Why do I have this sneaking suspicion that is taking us all for a ride?

　　以下一些短语也可用来表达愚弄某人pull one’s leg；play tricks on someone。

　　实战演练：

　　A：I really don’t know why I always blow things.

　　B：It’s one of those things every one may experience.

　　A：Did you louse up a contract?

　　B：Nothing to do with that. In fact I have signed several major contracts this month.

　　A：What’s eating you then?

　　B：The boss seems to fall for another girl.

　　A：I see the point. He must have given you the air.

　　B：I thought he was serious. I didn’t think he was taking me for a ride.

　　A：You are lucky actually. He does not deserve your affections.

　　368.There’s no one here by tha tname.这里没有这个人。

　　《白领英语900句》：我们在工作和生活中有时会接到打错的电话，这时候我们就应该跟对方说There’s no one here by that name.如果对方要找的人是Eric，也可以说There is no Eric here.但无论你用哪一种说法，千万别说成Here is no such person.可是如果电话号码是对的，只是没有这个人，就应该说You have the right number, but there is no one here by that name.如果这些说法一时半会儿都想不起来，也可以说You have the wrong number.如果你在办公室，而对方要找的人已经离职了，我们可以说He no longer works here.他已经不在这里工作了，或者说He quit sometime ago.他离职有一段时间了。

　　重点句型：

　　-There’s no one here by that name.

　　-There is no Eric here.

　　-You have the right number, but there is no one here by that name.

　　-You have the wrong number.

　　-He no longer works here.

　　-He quit sometime ago.

　　实战演练：

　　-Dialogue1

　　A：May I speak to Mr.Jack Miller?

　　B：Jack Miller? There’s no one here by that name.

　　A：Is this 720-6622.

　　B：Yes. You have the right number, but there’s no one here by that name.

　　A：I’m sorry.

　　B：That’s all right.

　　-Dialogue2

　　A：Can I speak to Mr. David Parker?

　　B：Mr.Parker? He no longer works here.

　　A：Is that right? When did he quit?

　　B：He quit about a month ago.