第15課:刻薄的 - 16

迷你小對(duì)話(huà)1

A: That man is so ruthless. I hear he fired half of his staff on the last Friday before Christmas.
B: I also hear he took all the money the company saved and bought a house in California.

A: 那個(gè)人真是無(wú)情,我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他在圣誕節(jié)前的那個(gè)星期五解雇了一半的雇員。
B: 我還聽(tīng)說(shuō)他拿了公司所有的錢(qián),在加利福尼亞買(mǎi)了棟房子。

迷你小對(duì)話(huà)2

A: Boy, that woman has a real sharp tongue.
B: I know, she can say some really cutting and hurtful things when she is angry.

A: 天哪,那女人真是尖酸刻薄。
B: 我知道,她生氣時(shí)說(shuō)出來(lái)的話(huà)很傷人。

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講

ruthless: 無(wú)同情心的;冷酷的;殘忍的。
staff: 全體員工。這是個(gè)集合名詞,不用復(fù)數(shù)。
sharp: (話(huà)語(yǔ)或脾氣)尖酸的,尖銳的。
cutting: 傷人感情的;尖刻的,挖苦的。
hurtful: 傷人的。
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