迷你對話學地道口語第2074期:老師的寵兒
情景對話：
A: Well, now you're really going to be mad when I tell you who got 100% on the final exam. I forgot her name... the one who always kisses up to the teacher.
哎，如果我告訴你誰考試得了100分，你準會瘋掉的……我把她的名字給忘了……就是那個總給老師獻殷勤的人。
B: Jennifer davies? You're kidding! How could she possibly get 100% on it when she keeps cutting class all the time?
Jennifer davies？這絕不可能！她總是逃課，怎麼得l00分呢？
A: She's the teacher's pet, that's why.
她是老師最寵愛的學生，這就是原因。
一， 詞海拾貝
teacher’s pet：老師最喜歡的學生，老師的寵兒
e.g. She was the teacher's pet until she blotted her copybook by failing all her examinations.
在她每科考試都不及格而自毀名聲之前，她一直是老師最喜歡的學生。
e.g. He seems to be able to do what he likes because he's the teacher's pet.
他似乎可以爲把欲爲，因爲他是老師的寵兒。
e.g. Jane is the teacher’s pet, so the teacher isn't fair——she always gives the highest marks to her.
我們老師不公正, 總是給他喜歡的學生高分數。
二， 語彙積累
1. kiss up to：拍某人的怕屁，給某人獻殷情
e.g. He's always kissing up to the teacher, so it isn't surprising that no one else in the class likes him.
他總是拍老師的馬屁，所以班上其他人都不喜歡他也就不足爲奇了。
e.g. The boss doesn't like it when people kiss up to her like that.
老闆不喜歡人們那樣拍她的馬屁。
Peter like to kiss up to the boss. He always tattles on other co-workers!
彼得喜歡拍老闆馬屁。她總是打同事的小報告！
2. cut class：曠課，逃學
e.g. If you don't lend it to me, I'll tell Mom and Dad that you cut class last week.
如果你不借我，我就跟爸媽說你上星期翹課。
e.g. This class is a real drag. Let's cut class.
這門課很無聊，我們逃課吧。
三， 口語短句
中：這就是原因。
英：That is why.
中：我在考試中得滿分。
英：I get 100% on the exam.
中：你開玩笑。
英：You are kiding.
