第6課:丑陋的?- 5

迷你小對(duì)話1

A: But Mom, everyone is wearing jeans with holes in them. It’s the fashion these days!
B: Well, I say you’re not fit to be seen in them! You can’t go out of this house like that.

A: 媽媽,每個(gè)人都穿有洞的牛仔褲,現(xiàn)在就流行這個(gè)!
B: 不管怎么樣,在我看來,穿這樣的牛仔褲真是見不得人。你絕對(duì)不能穿成這樣出門。

迷你小對(duì)話2

A: What a horrible nightmare! I was attacked on my way home, and I woke up in prison.
B: No wonder you look like something the cat dragged in!

A: 那噩夢(mèng)真可怕!我在回家的路上被人打了,然后一醒來自己卻在監(jiān)獄里。
B: 怪不得你一副失魂落魄的樣子!

語言點(diǎn)精講

not fit to be seen: 這是一個(gè)語氣很強(qiáng)的有侮辱性的短語,指某人非常丑或者衣著不夠整潔以致不適合出現(xiàn)在公眾面前。
nightmare: 噩夢(mèng)。噩夢(mèng)般的思想、經(jīng)歷等。
look like something the cat dragged in: 這個(gè)短語用來形容人時(shí),指的是某人長得非常難看,或者是外表邋遢、不干凈不整潔。