英语口语练习小对话 第720期:胡说八道

英语口语练习小对话 第720期:胡说八道  

Subject:That is a lot ofbull.,迷你对话,A: Manager, I want to ask for a leave tomorrow because I have a party.,经理，因为我明天要参加一个聚会，所以想请假一天。,B: That is a lot of bull! Remember, your job always es first.,一派胡言！记住，工作永远第一。,地道表达,bull,1.解释,Bull有“公牛”的意思，在这里是俚语，是指“胡说八道”“完全错误的事情”，相当于bullshit。Bullshit虽然粗俗却很流行，bull或B.S.是bullshit的委婉说法。A lot of bull也可以说为a load of bull.,2. 例句,e.g. Don't hand me that line of bull, Roscoe.,Roscoe，别给我来这一套。,e.g. In short, all his rationalizing is purebull.,总而言之，他的一切自我开脱纯粹是胡扯。,e.g. That's a load of bull! I don't believe a word of it.,完全胡扯!我一点也不信。,e.g. I am so fed up with yourbull, cut the crap.,真是受够了，废话少说。,Ps 1：ask for leave的意思是“请假”，也可以说为：ask for leave of absence。例如：,Mr. Smith, I have to ask for leave for a few hours.,史密斯先生，我得请几个小时的假。,He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.,他请假去探望住院的母亲。,Ps 2：表示“某件事情放在第一位”，我们可以这样说：Something es first. 相当于something take the first place or something is put first/put in the first place。例如：,Study always es first.,学习总是放在第一位。,Money does not e first. Health and happiness should be put in the first place.,金钱不是放在第一位，健康和快乐才是要放在第一位。