第15課：刻薄的 - 19

【迷你小對(duì)話1】

A: I heard that that teacher was unmerciful to the students on the exam.
B: Mrs. Jones? Yes, she gave them a really hard test, which included none of the questions they had practiced together.

A: 我聽說那個(gè)老師對(duì)參加考試的學(xué)生毫不留情。
B: 你是說Jones夫人嗎？是啊，她出的試題特別難，沒有一道時(shí)他們以前一起練過的。

【迷你小對(duì)話2】

A: That man has the sharpest tongue ever. He is very sarcastic.
B: Yes, he has an acerbic sense of humor that sometimes offends people.

A: 那個(gè)人的嘴是我見過的最尖酸刻薄的，他總愛諷刺挖苦人。
B: 沒錯(cuò)，他有種尖酸刻薄的幽默感，有時(shí)會(huì)得罪人。

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】

unmerciful: 無(wú)情的，沒有同情心的；殘忍的。
sharp: （話語(yǔ)或脾氣）尖酸的，尖銳的。
tongue: 說話方式。
sarcastic: 諷刺的，挖苦的。
acerbic: （尤指在言語(yǔ)或行為上）刻薄的，尖酸的。