英語口語mp3下載:愛指手畫腳的人

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英語口語頻道為大家整理的英語口語mp3下載:愛指手畫腳的人,供大家參考:)
    a backseat driver
    講解:字面意思是“坐在后排的駕駛員”。本來坐在后排的駕駛員應(yīng)該是乘客,但是有時(shí)候乘客多嘴,告訴司機(jī)怎么開車。后來人們就把這樣的人說成是“坐在后排的司機(jī)”,比喻多嘴多舌的人,多事的人。
    例句:To avoid being a backseat driver, I keep my mouth shut.為了避免亂出主意,我只好閉嘴。
    I detest his grandmother because she is a Backseat driver.我討厭他的祖母,因?yàn)樗喙荛e事。
    英語情景對(duì)話:
    A: How many cleaning ladies does your company hire?
    B: We have two cleaning ladies. But both of them have received little education.
    A: Most cleaning ladies are illiterate. But some of them do a very nice job.
    B: But I actually dislike another lazy. She is more capable and seems to have ideas of her own. But the trouble is she is a backseat driver with some of us. She would tell you what to do and where to put things.
    參考中文譯文:
    A : 你們公司雇了多少員工?
    B : 雇了2個(gè)。但他們都沒受過多少教育。
    A : 多數(shù)清潔工都沒文化,但是工作干得不錯(cuò)。
    B : 但我確實(shí)不喜歡另一個(gè)清潔工。她很能干,似乎也有自己的想法。可是她愛對(duì)我們指手畫腳,總該告訴我們?cè)撟鍪裁?,東西該放哪兒。