第22课:诚实正直的 - 11 【迷你小对话1】 A: Karen just told me that I am the most handsome man she ever saw! B: Well, don’t get your hopes up. She is not the most truthful person I know. She told me the same thing. A: Karen说我是她见过的最帅的男人。 B: 哦,不要得意太早了。她总是言不由衷,她也对我说过同样的话。 【迷你小对话2】 A: I can’t believe Mrs. Tollinger gave me an F in economics! I gave her the biggest Christmas and birthday gifts I could find. B: Well, now I guess you know that it’s kind of a waste trying to bribe a teacher who is incorruptible. A: 我真不敢相信Tollinger老师给我的经济学打了个不及格!我给她的圣诞礼物和生日礼物可都是大礼啊。 B: 你现在应该知道了吧,试图贿赂一个廉洁的老师是白费心机。 【语言点精讲】 get one’s hope up: 提高对……的期待。 truthful: 习惯说真话的。 bribe: 贿赂,行贿。 incorruptible: 廉洁的,不受腐蚀的。 |