點滴英語天天學第128期:分手了!(拓展語彙6)

第三課《分手了！》對課文的學習結束了。分手也就意味着戀情的終止，我們今天就繼續來學習與“戀情的終止”非常流行的俚語，這些俚語具有很強的表現力來描述我們的情感。

1. 原味表述：drag someone into court（起訴某人，把某人告上法庭）

例句：I just discovered that Carl has been dating another woman for years. I'm going to drag him into court and get a divorce.

我剛發現Carl和另一個女人有來往好些年了！我準備起訴他和他離婚。

If they refuse to make heart-felt apologies soon we will have to drag them into court.

如果他們拒絕很快地作出誠心誠意的道歉，我們只好起訴了。

2. 原味表述：haul someone into court（把某人告上法庭，起訴某人）

例句：They are making knockoffs of our watches and selling them. I say we tell them right away to stop, or we'll haul them into court.

他們仿冒我們的手錶並且上市銷售，我認爲我們要馬上叫他們停止，不然就告到法院去。

After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister named Jessica, sprang into action and haul Mr. Coleman into court.

瑪德里德於1916年逝世後，柏蒂與其另一個妹妹傑西卡出面將科爾曼先生告上了法庭。

3. 原味表述：ex（前妻，前夫）

例句：Anthony is my ex, but we get along better now than we were married.

Anthony是我的前夫，但是我們現在相處得比我們結婚的時候還好些。

我們今天學習了3個非常有表現力的俚語來。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 這也是雅思考試必備的詞彙哦！