第23課：不誠實的?- 6

【迷你小對話1】

A: Did Mr. Machkintosh tell you whether or not we would be able to keep our jobs?
B: Well, I asked him over and over again, but he was too artful to give me a direct reply. So I still don’t know.

A: Mackintosh先生有沒有告訴你說我們能否保住工作？
B: 我問過他好多次，他總是很狡猾，不正面回答我，所以我還是不知道。

【迷你小對話2】

A: Have you noticed that Julian has been cheating on almost every exam?
B: Yes, I have. But he is such a crafty cheater that he never gets caught.

A: 你注意到了嗎？Julian每次考試都作弊。
B: 是啊，我看到了。他作弊真狡猾，從未被人抓住過。

【語言點精講】

artful: 欺詐的，狡猾的。
over and over again: 一而再地；多次地。
crafty: 狡猾透頂?shù)模幱嫸喽说摹?br> cheater: 騙子。也可以說成是cheat。