第23課:不誠實的?- 19

迷你小對話1

A: I bought my groceries at the corner store, and later I discovered they charged me double the normal price.
B: The owner of that store is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.

A: 我在那家街頭小店買了一些東西,后來我發(fā)現(xiàn)他們要了我雙倍的錢。
B: 那個店老板是個坑蒙拐騙的家伙!

迷你小對話2

A: Tom told me he would never leave me, and now he is with a younger and richer woman.
B: That two-faced liar!

A: Tom說他永遠都不會離開我的,可是現(xiàn)在他卻和一個年輕有錢的女人在一起了。
B: 真是個說謊都不臉紅的家伙!

語言點精講

groceries: 食品雜貨。
as crooked as a dog’s hind leg: 像狗的后腿一樣彎。形容人不誠實,干一些不合法的勾當。crooked,彎曲的。hind,后面的,后部的。
two-faced: 圓滑虛偽的。
liar: 說謊者。
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