英語口語練習小對話 第575期:小孩
Subject:Hey, don’t sound like an ankle-biter.
迷你對話
A: I’d like to have a break today. I just want to do some dancing.
我想今天休息一下,想去跳舞。
B: Hey, don’t sound like an ankle-biter. You have to work today.
1. 解釋
Angle-biter在這裡的意思是“孩童”。關於“Don’t sound like an angle-biter.”的最初記錄,出現於19世紀中葉哈伯的雜誌:And how are you, John? And how is Molly, and all the little angle-biters.這句話的意思是:約翰,你好嗎?莫莉和所有的孩子們都還好嗎?
2. 例句
e.g. The angle-biters are romping about on the playground.
孩童們在運動場嬉戲。
e.g. He was an old man and he was acting like an angle-biter.
他是個上了年紀的人,但行為卻如孩童。