20 CRY: 哭，叫喊

20 CRY: 哭，叫喊

詞組講解

1. cry before one is hurt ** 未痛先哭；過早擔(dān)心

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在受［傷害（hurt）］［前（before）］哭

例 Nobody has done anything to you yet, so don't cry before you are hurt.

2. cry bloody murder ** 大聲叫喊

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：像遭到［可怕的謀殺（bloody murder）］一樣大聲叫喊

例 I heard the boss crying bloody murder. What was he screaming about?

3. cry one's eyes out ** 痛哭

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將［眼睛（eyes）］都哭［出來（out）］了

例 Go ahead and cry your eyes out, but I'm not going to help you this time.

4. cry over spilled milk ** 為已經(jīng)發(fā)生而無法補(bǔ)救的事懊悔

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：因?yàn)椋鄞蚍╯pilled）］的［牛奶（milk）］而哭；spilled可用spilt替換

例 Let's not cry over spilled milk, gentlemen. All this complaining and worrying about what we have lost is useless. Let's forget it and move on.

5. cry wolf ** 喊“狼來了”；發(fā)假警報(bào)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：喊［狼（wolf）］來了

例 It was another false alarm. Somebody is crying wolf again.

參考譯文

1. 沒有人對(duì)你做任何事情，別未痛先哭了。

2. 我聽到老板在大喊大叫。他在叫喊什么呢？

3. 你想哭就使勁哭吧，但這次我可不會(huì)幫你了。

4. 先生們，我們別為無法挽回的事后悔了。抱怨和擔(dān)心已經(jīng)失去的東西沒有任何用處。我們要忘掉它，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。

5. 又是虛假警報(bào)。又有人在無險(xiǎn)報(bào)險(xiǎn)了。