地道英语口语500句 迷你对话学地道口语第397期:倔强的家伙

迷你对话学地道口语第397期:倔强的家伙  

特别声明,该文章中的迷你对话选自口语书籍，对话精讲为可可编辑编写。,迷你对话,A: I feel that Bob’s father-in-law is a hard nut to crack.,我觉得鲍勃的岳父是个难对付的家伙。,B:You have taken words out of my mouth. He is a tough customer.,你说出了我要说的话。他是个倔强的家伙。,A: But his daughter is a very nice girl.,可是他的女儿是个不过的女孩。,对话精讲,第一、地道表达,【核心短语】a tough customer,【解词释义】tough的意思是“倔强的”，customer是“顾客”或“主顾”的意思，用于口语表示“家伙”。这两个词连起来构成的短语a tough customer的意思是“难对付的人”，“性格倔强的人”或“难斗的家伙”。,【典型范例1】Their new sales manager is a tough customer, so I was particularly pleased to negotiate such a favorable price.,他们新来的销售经理是个难打交道的人，因此能谈妥这样一个优惠价，我特别高兴。,【典型范例2】She is also a tough customer while showing.,购物的时候，她也是个难伺候的顾客。,第二词海拾贝,a hard nut：难对付的人；难解之事；不易亲近或了解的人,【典型范例1】I never know Bill very was not very municative and always seemed to me a hard nut to crack.,我从来就不太了解比尔，他不太爱说话，我总觉得他这个人很难对付。

【典型范例2】The third question in the examination is a hard nut to crack.,考试的第三道题真是够难的。,【典型范例3】My manager is a hard nut to crack. He always shouts at me about what I have done.,经理是个很难对付的人，他总是对我做的事大吼大叫。,【典型范例4】Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack.,小心，这是个难对付的女人。,take words out of one’s mouth：抢先说出某人要说的话,【典型范例1】 Great! You take the words out of my mouth——I have set my mind to buy a new puter.,太好了，这正是我想说的，我决定买一台新电脑。