第23課：不誠實的?- 17

【迷你小對話1】

A: My brother was always disobeying me, but he never got in trouble for it.
B: Mine, too. He was always so smooth-tongued that he could talk his way out of anything, and my parents believed him!

A: 我的弟弟總是不聽我的話，但他從沒惹過麻煩。
B: 我弟弟也是。他總是巧舌如簧，把任何事情都說得跟他無關(guān)似的，我爸媽就信了。

【迷你小對話2】

A: Do you think Fredericka really likes me?
B: No. You are the boss and she is on the make.

A: 你認為Fredericka真的喜歡我嗎？
B: 我可不這么認為。你是老板，她只是為達到自己的目的而不擇手段。

【語言點精講】

smooth-tongued: 巧舌如簧的。
talk one’s way out of: 力陳理由以擺脫麻煩。
be on the make: 為達到自己的目的而不擇手段