迷你對(duì)話
A: Sir, would you like to have brocoli?
先生,要不要來(lái)點(diǎn)綠花椰菜?
B: Read my lips. I don’t like it.
注意聽(tīng),我不喜歡這個(gè)菜。
地道表達(dá)
read one’s lips
1. 解詞釋義
Read my lips字面意思是“讀我的嘴唇”,但是真正的含義是“給我聽(tīng)好了”。例如別人約你時(shí)會(huì)說(shuō):Do youwant to hand out with me tonight?意思是:你今晚想不想跟我在一起啊?如果這個(gè)人是個(gè)令人討厭的家伙的話,你就可以回答他:Read my lips. No. 老美在講這句話時(shí),會(huì)放慢語(yǔ)速,好吧NO的唇形給展現(xiàn)出來(lái),表達(dá)他們不愿意的程度。其英文解釋為:to manage to understand speech by watching andinterpreting the movements of the speaker's lips。
2. 典型范例
e.g. I couldn't hear her but I could read her lips.
我聽(tīng)不到他說(shuō)什么,但是我可以盡力去聽(tīng)。
e.g. I'll read the text through once and you read my lips.
我把課文從頭到尾讀一遍,你們仔細(xì)聽(tīng)。
Ps:Would you like to do something?這個(gè)句型用來(lái)詢(xún)問(wèn)他人想做某事嗎?例如:
Would you like to come to have lunch tomorrow? 明天請(qǐng)你來(lái)吃午飯,好嗎?