第一,迷你對(duì)話
A: The tickets have been sold out.
票已經(jīng)全部售完。
B: I had told you to make good preparation inadvance, but you turned a deaf ear.
我早就告訴您叫您提前準(zhǔn)備,但是你不聽(tīng)。
第二,地道表達(dá)
turn a deaf ear
1. 解詞釋義
Turn a deaf ear的字面意思為“耳朵變聾了”,比喻為“裝聾作啞”或“置若罔聞”,簡(jiǎn)而言之就是指裝作沒(méi)聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. If you turn a deaf ear to the masses' criticism, sooner or later you will have to pay for it.
聽(tīng)不進(jìn)群眾意見(jiàn), 早晚要吃苦頭的。
e.g. How could you turn a deaf ear to her requests for help?
你怎么能對(duì)她的請(qǐng)求幫助置之不理 呢 ?
第三,咬文嚼字
1. be sold out:賣(mài)完
e.g. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
這場(chǎng)演出的門(mén)票也是幾乎在開(kāi)演前就銷(xiāo)售一空了。
e.g. The stores are sometimes sold out of certain groceries.
有時(shí)商店里的某些雜貨會(huì)有脫銷(xiāo)的現(xiàn)象。
2. in advance:提前
e.g. I had asked everyone to submit questions in advance of the meeting
我已請(qǐng)每個(gè)人在會(huì)議之前提交問(wèn)題。
e.g. It is a good idea to place your order well in advance.
早早就提前下單是個(gè)好主意。
3. make a good preparation:做好準(zhǔn)備
e.g. He had made a good preparation for the final exams so he aced it.
因?yàn)樗麑?duì)期末考試做好了準(zhǔn)備,所以他考得了滿分。