迷你對話學地道口語第1866期:找......的茬子
第一，迷你對話
A: What shAll I do? They just killed me there.
我該怎麼辦呢？他們使我惱火透了。
B: What's the matter?
怎麼了？
A: They tried to find fault with everything I did and wanted to kick me out of the team.
無論我做什麼他們都要找茬子，他們想把我攆出隊去。
B: Don't lose heart, and you'll find a way.
別灰心，你會想出辦法的。
第二，詞海拾貝
find fault with
exp. To find a problem or issue with someone or something; to judge someone or something harshly. （找茬子，嚴厲地評價某人或某事）
e.g. Kristen will be single forever if she keeps finding fault with every man she dates.
如果克里斯汀對她約會的每一個男人都吹毛求疵，她將永遠是單身。
e.g. The boss said my report was perfect. He couldn't find fault with anything.
老闆說我的報告很完美，他挑不出毛病。
e.g. We criticized you because we wanted to help you, not in order to find fault with you.
我們批評你是爲了幫助你, 絕不是跟你過不去。
e.g. There was not a single thing about her that one could find fault with.
在她身上找不出一點讓人家說長道短的地方。
第三，語彙積累
1. kick someone out of：把某人踢出......
e.g. They kicked him out of the club for fighting.
他因爲鬥毆被開除俱樂部。
e.g. He was kicked out of school for bad behavior.
他因不良行爲而被趕出學校
2. lose heart：灰心，氣餒
e.g. Although he ran up against many difficulties, he did not lose heart.
雖然他碰到了許多困難，但他並不氣餒。
e.g. Don' t lose heart at any failure, but try again.
失敗時不要灰心，要再接再厲。
3. find a way：找出解決的辦法
e.g. I want to find a way to keep my head above water.
我想找到一個不欠帳的辦法。
e.g. They tried hard to find a way of getting out from under.
他們極力想辦法想出一個解除困境的辦法。
e.g. I'm racking my brains to find a way to keep head above water.
我絞盡腦汁想法不欠債。
