日積月累學口語:糟糕的爲人處事方式,看看你有沒有中槍
1.敷衍搪塞 give someone the runaround
別拿話兒搪塞我們,我們只是想知道你到底是同意還是不同意。
Don’t give us the runaround. We’d just like to know whether you agree or not.
2.哭窮 to poor-mouth
別跟我哭窮了,我還不知道你的底細?
Don’t poor-mouth to me. I have your number.
3.白吃白喝 a freeloader
我可不願白吃白喝別人。我不是那種愛佔便宜的人。
I wouldn’t freeload .I’m not a freeloader.
4.說別人的閒話dish the dirt about…
她特別喜歡說別人的閒話,是我們這出了名的長舌婦。
She is a notorious gossiper here, who is very fond of dishing the dirt about others.
5.拆了東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul
你從張家借錢還李家有什麼意義?那只是拆了東牆補西牆
what’s the sense in borrowing from Zhang just to pay Li?That’s meant to rob Peter to pay Paul.
6.出賣朋友 sell someone down the river
你說他不好,可他從不會出賣自己的朋友。
You may think he is bad, but he has never sold his friends down the river.
7.糊弄人 throw someone off the scent
我把實情告訴他了,可是他以爲我在糊弄他。
I told him the true story, but he still thought I was throwing him off the scent.
8.拿某人當出氣筒 take it out on someone
孩子們沒招你惹你的,你幹嗎拿他們當出氣筒?
What have the kids done to provoke you? Why should you take it out on them?