第23課：不誠(chéng)實(shí)的?- 18

【迷你小對(duì)話1】

A: Do you think I should hire Debbie?
B: She stole from her previous employer; I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her.

A: 你認(rèn)為我應(yīng)該雇Debbie嗎？
B: 她偷過(guò)以前雇主的東西，我說(shuō)什么也不會(huì)相信她。

【迷你小對(duì)話2】

A: My boss promised me if I stayed here, he would give me a raise next year.
B: Well, it’s too bad you gave up a good opportunity because of a double-tongued manager.

A: 我老板承諾，如果我繼續(xù)在這里干，他明年會(huì)給我加薪。
B: 你為了一個(gè)出爾反爾的經(jīng)理放棄大好機(jī)會(huì)真是太不值了。

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】

trust A as far as B could throw A: 字面上的意思是說(shuō)某人B對(duì)某人A的信任程度也就像B能把A扔出的距離一樣。對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，把某人扔一個(gè)很遠(yuǎn)的距離是不可能的。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)用來(lái)形容某人B并不非常相信某人A。
double-tongued: 言辭矛盾的，說(shuō)謊的。

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