迷你對(duì)話
A: It’s your turn, Lief. Please sing a song for us.
Lief,現(xiàn)在輪到你了,請(qǐng)給我們唱首歌吧。
B: You want to laugh at me again. Don’t give me ahard time. OK? You know I am not good at singing.
你又想取笑我了。別跟我過(guò)不去,好不好。你知道我不擅長(zhǎng)唱歌的。
地道表達(dá)
give sb. a hard time
1. 解詞釋義
Hard time的意思是“困難時(shí)期”,give sb. a hard time直譯為“給某人度過(guò)一段過(guò)來(lái)時(shí)期”,也就是“讓某人感到為難,使某人感到難堪,讓某人吃苦”等意思。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. This matter really give him a hard time.
這事可苦了他了。
e.g. Don't give me a hard time, boys. I'm trying to study.
別搗蛋,伙計(jì)們,我要學(xué)習(xí)了。
e.g. She hoped that when Nixon told me about it the next morning I would not give him ahard time.
她希望第二天上午尼克松同我談起這件事時(shí),我不要使他難堪。
Ps 1:laugh at是一個(gè)固定短語(yǔ),意思是“恥笑……嘲笑……”。例如:
Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing.
只要覺得好笑就盡管笑。
The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French.
法國(guó)人覺得好笑的笑話,英國(guó)人不一定會(huì)笑。
She wanted to laugh at the melodramatic way he was acting.
他戲劇化的夸張架勢(shì)使她忍不住想笑。
Ps 2: be good at的意思是“擅長(zhǎng)……”。例如:
She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
她非常善于利用自己的魅力隨心所欲。
I'm not very good at flirting or chasing women.
我不太會(huì)和女人調(diào)情,也不擅長(zhǎng)追求女性。