英語四級(jí)口語練習(xí):倔強(qiáng)的人

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    示例對(duì)話
    A: I feel that Bob’s father-in-law is a hard nut to crack.
    我覺得鮑勃的岳父是個(gè)難對(duì)付的家伙。
    B: You have taken words out of my mouth. He is a tough customer .
    你說出了我要說的話。他是個(gè)倔強(qiáng)的家伙。
    A: But his daughter is a very nice girl.
    可是他的女兒是個(gè)不過的女孩。
    對(duì)話解析
    地道表達(dá)
    【核心短語 】a tough customer
    【解詞釋義 】tough的意思是“倔強(qiáng)的”,customer是“顧客”或“主顧”的意思,用于口語表示“家伙”。這兩個(gè)詞連起來構(gòu)成的短語a tough customer的意思是“難對(duì)付的人”,“性格倔強(qiáng)的人”或“難斗的家伙”。
    【 典型范例1 】Their new sales manager is a tough customer, so I was particularly pleased to negotiate such a favorable price.
    他們新來的銷售經(jīng)理是個(gè)難打交道的人,因此能談妥這樣一個(gè)優(yōu)惠價(jià),我特別高興。
    【 典型范例2 】She is also a tough customer while showing.
    購物的時(shí)候,她也是個(gè)難伺候的顧客。
    詞海拾貝
    a hard nut:難對(duì)付的人;難解之事;不易親近或了解的人
    【 典型范例1 】I never know Bill very well.He was not very communicative and always seemed to me a hard nut to crack.
    我從來就不太了解比爾,他不太愛說話,我總覺得他這個(gè)人很難對(duì)付。
    【 典型范例2 】The third question in the examination is a hard nut to crack.
    考試的第三道題真是夠難的。
    【典型范例3 】My manager is a hard nut to crack. He always shouts at me about what I have done.
    經(jīng)理是個(gè)很難對(duì)付的人,他總是對(duì)我做的事大吼大叫。
    【典型范例4 】Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack.
    小心,這是個(gè)難對(duì)付的女人。
    take words out of one’s mouth:搶先說出某人要說的話
    【典型范例1 】 Great! You take the words out of my mouth——I have set my mind to buy a new computer.
    太好了,這正是我想說的,我決定買一臺(tái)新電腦。