迷你對話學地道口語第223期:動一根汗毛

迷你對話：

A: I’m really pissed.

真是氣死我了。

B: Why? Tell me what’s the matter.

怎麼啦？給我說說看。

A: I am angry with Tom again.

我又生Tom的氣了。

B: Why do you often get angry with Tom.

你爲什麼總是生他的氣？

A: He always make mistakes.

他總是犯錯誤。

B: After all, he is only a child. If you lay a finger on him, I’ll leave you.

他畢竟還是個孩子，你要動他一根毛，我就離開你。

地道表達：

lay a finer on

解詞釋義：

lay是動詞，意思是“將某物放置於某位置上或某物表面”，短語lay a finer on等同於put a finger on，二者的意思都是“接觸”“干擾”“動......一根毫毛”，引申爲“加害”。

支持範例：

How dare you lay a finger on him? He is your boss' son.

你怎敢碰他？ 他是老闆的兒子。

If you lay a finger on that boy (ie harm him physically), I'll never forgive you.

你若碰這孩子一下，我就決不饒你。

If you lay a finger on her, I'll beat your brains out!

要是你干涉她，我就打碎你的腦袋！

The father wouldn't lay a finger on the children.

那父親不動孩子們一根毫毛。

詞海拾貝：

1. be angry with：生某人的氣

Eg. She wrote me a letter so apparently she is not angry with me.

她給我寫了一封信，所以看來她沒有生我的氣。

Eg. I am angry with you both for breaking my peace.

我討厭你們兩個破壞了我的寧靜。

Eg. They were angry with me because I started the strike.

我發動這次罷工，所以他們對我很氣惱。

Eg. He got angry with his mother for having turned the girl away so rudely.

他對他母親粗魯地趕走了那位姑娘大爲惱火。

2. make mistakes：犯錯誤

Eg. You will make mistakes if you do things in a hurry.

做事匆忙，就會出錯。

Eg. If we don't concentrate on our work we'll make a mistake.

我們如果不專心工作，就會出差錯。

Eg. You make a mistake to think that I would come to heel.

你認爲我會屈服，那你就錯了。

Eg. I am grateful for friends like you who tell me when I make a mistake.

我非常感激像你這樣的朋友,在我犯錯誤時，能夠告訴我。