Topic 1
Arguing about the facts
爭論事實
1. Next time get the facts first.
下次先把事情搞清楚。
2. Don’t speak until you’ve got your facts straight.
沒有弄清事實前,不要亂髮言。
3. I don’t think you’ve got your facts straight.
我覺得你沒有把事情搞清楚。
get straight 弄明白,搞清楚
例:
Be aware of reality, get your facts straight and make educated decisions.
所以要認識現實,直面現實並作出有意義的決策。
Topic 2
Starting an informal conversation
開始一個非正式的談話
4. Have you heard the latest?
你聽說最近的事了嗎?
5. Did you hear what happened?
你沒有聽到發生了什麼事啊?
6. You’ll never guess what I heard.
你絕對想不到我聽到了什麼.
Topic 3
When someone is being repetitious
當某人重複所說時
7. Stop beating a dead horse.
不要白費口舌了。
8. You sound like a broken record.
你一直在講重複的話。
9. We get the point, already.
我們已經明白了.
beat a dead horse
白費口舌; 做徒勞無益的事
broken record
反覆講同樣的話
例1:
He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's beating a dead horse.
他一個勁兒地想將其出版,但我認為他在白費力氣。
例2:
Experts sound like a broken record on this issue.
專家們在這個問題上反覆強調。
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