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第2课：笨拙 - 9 【迷你小对话】 A: Did you see him fall all over himself making excuses? B: He really messed up this time. I doubt if his girlfriend will forgive him. A: That was a really bonehead move not to invite her friends along with them to the party. B: He’s all thumbs when it comes to his girlfriend. He just can’t do anything right! A: 看到他使出浑身解数为自己找借口了吗？ B: 他这次真的是搞砸了。我怀疑他女朋友是否会原谅他。 A: 真愚蠢到家了，竟然不邀请她女朋友的朋友和他们一道去参加聚会。 B: 他一遇到他女朋友，就笨手笨脚的，什么事都做不好。 【语言点精讲】 fall all over oneself: 不遗余力。使出浑身解数。 mess up: 把某事搞砸。 a bonehead move: 指某行动并不聪明。bonehead是指某人的头脑像是骨头一样，是中空的。 all thumbs: 用来形容一个人有点笨拙，身体上或技巧上缺乏协调性。 | 
