英语情景对话:
A: What a mess, Jack!
杰克,你怎么把这儿弄得这么乱。
B: I’m playing with my toys, Dad.
爸爸,我在玩玩具。
A: You’d better tidy up the room now, or you’ll get your mum’s back up.
你最好现在把房间收拾干净,要不你妈妈要发火的。
习语:
get one’s back up
(1)解词释义:
改习语源于猫恼怒的情形。猫生气的时候会把背拱起来,后来引申为“热某人生气”或“是某人发怒”。
(2)支持范例:
He will be get up his back up if you mention of the affair.
你只要一提起这件事,他就要发火。
If you pressed him for a reply, you would get his back up.
如果你逼他答复,他会被惹火的。
联想记忆
get one’s back up
支持范例:
His off hand manner put my back up.
他那随随便便的样子我看着很生气。
He is well-intentioned, but his tactless manner tends to put people's back up.
他是善意的,但是他的方式太笨拙,易惹恼别人。
英语学习笔记:
1. play with
(1)玩(某样东西)
支持范例:If you play with fire, you'll get burnt in the event.
你如果玩火,到头来总会被灼伤。
Don't play with the knives, You know it gives me a turn.
不要拿着那些刀子玩,你知道那是叫我头昏的。
(2)与.....逗乐(褒义词)
支持范例:She could lie on the cool rocks and play with the golden carp.
她会趴在凉爽的石板上,逗弄金鱼。
I haven't time to play with the children; I have other fish to fry.
我没空和孩子们玩,我还有要事要做。
(3)(男人)玩弄(女人的感情)(贬义词)
支持范例:It is wrong for a man to play with a woman's affections.
男人玩弄女人的情感是不对的。
2. tidy up:整理, 收拾
支持范例:
He began to tidy up his desk and finish off the week's work.
他开始整理书桌,结束一周的工作。
Dolly, all your things are in a muddle, tidy up your room.
多丽,你的东西乱七八糟,收拾收拾房间。
口语句型
(1)使用情景
形容一个地方乱七八糟,可以使用这个感叹句:
What a mess(something is)!
(2)支持范例:
What a mess! Look at the pajamas strewing on the bed.
真是乱七八糟!看看睡衣乱放在床上。
Oh, what a mess life was!
啊,人生多么荒唐!
(3)句型拓展:
What a mess (that)+从句。
支持范例:
What a mess you've landed us all in!
你看你为我们大家惹来多少麻烦!