迷你對話學地道口語第1307期:z折磨

第一， 迷你對話

A: Will you please go and see him?

你去看看他，好嗎？

B: What is wrong with him?

他怎麼啦？

A: He is always running himself through the mill for his failure.

他總是由於自己的失敗而折磨自己。

B: I would talk to him.

我要和他談談。

第二， 地道表達

1. 表達法

run sb. through the mill：折磨某人（尤爲指精神上的折磨）

2. 拓展範例

e.g. It runs himself through the mill for the fear that he was not receiving adequate credit.

他好象擔心自己沒有受到充分的評價，並被這念頭折磨着。

e.g. Juliet ran herself through the mill for she had the desire to keep Romeo near her but she also had the fear for his life: should his presence be detected.

朱麗葉精神上受到折磨，即渴望和羅密歐形影不離，又擔心羅密歐萬一讓人發現，難免有性命之憂。

第三， 口語句型

Will you please……請你……好嗎？

e.g. Will you please send these dirty clothes to the laundry?

請你把這些髒衣服送到洗衣店去好嗎？

e.g. Will you please sum up the main ideas of this article?

請把這篇文章的大意歸納一下。

What is wrong with… ……怎麼啦？

e.g. What is wrong with old age if the guy is healthy?

如果他身體還好好的，年紀大些又有什麼關係？

e.g. Does she know what is wrong with it?

她知道問題出在哪裏嗎? ?