迷你對話學地道口語第1328期:信口開河
第一，迷你對話
A: You didn't seems to be interested in talking with Kate.
你看起來沒有興趣和Kate說話。
B: No, I don't like to talk with anyone who speaks like a book.
是的，我不喜歡和說起來話來咬文嚼字的人說話。
A: You mean Kate speaks like a book.
你是說Kate咬文嚼字。
B: Yes.
是的。
A: Why don't you like to talk with Ken then, either?
那你也爲何也不喜歡和Ken說話呢？
B: I don't like to talk with anyone who speaks without the book.
我不喜歡和信口開河的人說話。
A: You know you can't trust the one who speaks without the book.
你知道你不能信任說起話來信口開河的人。
第二，地道表達
speak without a book
解詞釋義
Speak without the book字面意思是“沒有書說話”，比喻爲“信口開河”的意思。
拓展範例
E.g. I'm speaking without the book, simply speaking my mind.
我這是信口開河, 隨便談談腦子裏想的東西。
E.g. Don't speak without the book! You cannot get here within half an hour.
別信口開河！你決不可能在半小時之內就趕到那裏。
E.g. He likes to speak without the book and you should find it out for yourself.
他說起話來信口開河的，你得自己去弄清楚。
第三，好詞妙語
speak like a book：咬文嚼字，用文縐縐的字眼說話
E.g In the discussion he seems to speak like a book.
在交談當中，他咬文嚼字。
E.g. He had good schooling in his young days and can speak like a book.
他年輕時受過良好教育，他可以用文縐縐的字眼說話。
interested in：對......感興趣
E.g. He is very interested in what are called popular songs.
他對所謂的流行歌曲很感興趣。
E.g. He was tremendously interested in his profession.
他對自己的職業有特別的興趣。
