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迷你对话学地道口语第397期:倔强的家伙

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(单词翻译)

  迷你对话
A: I feel that Bob’s father-in-law is a hard nut to crack.
我觉得鲍勃的岳父是个难对付的家伙。
B: You have taken words out of my mouth. He is a tough customer.
你说出了我要说的话。他是个倔强的家伙。
A: But his daughter is a very nice girl.
可是他的女儿是个不过的女孩。
对话精讲
第一、地道表达
【核心短语】a tough customer
【解词释义】tough的意思是“倔强的”,customer是“顾客”或“主顾”的意思,用于口语表示“家伙”。这两个词连起来构成的短语a tough customer的意思是“难对付的人”,“性格倔强的人”或“难斗的家伙”。
【典型范例1】Their new sales manager is a tough customer, so I was particularly pleased to negotiate such a favorable price.
他们新来的销售经理是个难打交道的人,因此能谈妥这样一个优惠价,我特别高兴。
【典型范例2】She is also a tough customer while showing.
购物的时候,她也是个难伺候的顾客。
第二 词海拾贝
a hard nut:难对付的人;难解之事;不易亲近或了解的人
【典型范例1】I never know Bill very well.He was not very communicative and always seemed to me a hard nut to crack.
我从来就不太了解比尔,他不太爱说话,我总觉得他这个人很难对付。
【典型范例2】The third question in the examination is a hard nut to crack.
考试的第三道题真是够难的。
【典型范例3】My manager is a hard nut to crack. He always shouts at me about what I have done.
经理是个很难对付的人,他总是对我做的事大吼大叫。
【典型范例4】Mind you, she is a hard nut to crack.
小心,这是个难对付的女人。
take words out of one’s mouth:抢先说出某人要说的话
【典型范例1】 Great! You take the words out of my mouth——I have set my mind to buy a new computer.
太好了,这正是我想说的,我决定买一台新电脑。


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0 also 5LHyk     
adv.也,亦;并且;同样;而且,还
参考例句:
  • I also like chocolate ice cream.我也喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。
  • People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living-room.人们同样喜欢在起居室内摆一棵圣诞树。
0 always uLSyb     
adv.总是,无例外地;永远,始终
参考例句:
  • The nurse is always full of thought for her patients.这名护士对病人总是关心备至。
  • You are always welcome here.在这儿你永远受欢迎。
0 bill MdAy2     
(Bill)比尔(男名);n.帐单,钞票,票据,清单;议案,法案;广告;鸟嘴,喙;vt.开帐单,用海报宣传,把...列成表
参考例句:
  • Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手,而且是个烹调能手。
  • It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。
0 buy yS1yO     
v.买,购买
参考例句:
  • Money can't buy happiness.金钱买不来幸福。
  • What did you buy today?你今天买什么了?
0 computer SXoyQ     
n.电脑,计算机
参考例句:
  • We are interested in computer.我们对计算机感兴趣。
  • I like playing computer games.我喜欢玩电脑游戏。
0 crack Cz7x0     
vi.发破裂声;噼啪地响;vt./vi.(使)开裂;破裂;n.裂缝,缝隙;爆裂声,破裂声,劈啪声
参考例句:
  • There's a crack in this cup.这个杯子上有个裂缝。
  • There's a crack on the underneath of the bowl.碗底有一道裂缝。
0 customer 1yaxb     
n.顾客,主顾;家伙
参考例句:
  • The customer is always right.顾客永远是正确的。
  • I visited the customer yesterday.我昨天去拜访客户了。
0 daughter uydxL     
n.女儿
参考例句:
  • My daughter has many toys.我女儿有很多玩具。
  • She is their only daughter.她是他们的独生女。
0 examination pn6xJ     
n.考试,考查,试题;检查,调查
参考例句:
  • Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
  • He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。
0 father-in-law RlVxU     
n.岳父,公公
参考例句:
  • He met his future father-in-law during his visit to Boston.他在波士顿小住期间遇见了他未来的岳父。
  • His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。
0 favorable 6kGxv     
adj.赞成的,赞成的;有利的,良好的,顺利的
参考例句:
  • The book received a favorable review.这本书赢得了好评。
  • Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.每个国家都扣留对它不利的消息。
0 feel aklxj     
v.感觉,觉得;触摸
参考例句:
  • How do you feel now?你感觉怎么样?
  • I feel bad this morning.今天早晨我感觉不舒服。
0 hard BeDxI     
adv.努力地;adj.硬的;困难的
参考例句:
  • The work is much too hard.这工作太难了。
  • She works hard at school.她在学校努力学习。
0 manager 5BLxw     
n.经理;负责人
参考例句:
  • The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
  • In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。
0 mind DDjxa     
n.思想,主意,心意;v.介意,照顾,留心
参考例句:
  • I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
  • You really don't mind?你真的不介意?
0 mouth BFZxs     
n.嘴;口
参考例句:
  • Put one finger in the mouth.把一个手指放入口内。
  • Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.要多看少说。
0 negotiate rGtxc     
v.洽谈,协商,谈判,顺利通过,成功越过
参考例句:
  • I'll negotiate with their coach on the date of the match.我将与他们的教练磋商比赛的日期问题。
  • I managed to negotiate successfully with the authorities.我设法同当局进行了成功的协商。
0 never 95Ezl     
adv.从不,决不,不曾;
参考例句:
  • I have never been there.我从未到过那里。
  • I never get a holiday.我从未有过假日。
0 nut oH4xN     
n.坚果;果仁;螺母,螺帽;难对付的人(事)
参考例句:
  • My favorite nut is the peanut.我最喜欢的坚果是花生。
  • This old nut won't bite.这个旧螺母咬不住扣。
0 pleased llWz2p     
adj.高兴的,快乐的,喜欢的,满意的
参考例句:
  • She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息,她很高兴。
  • Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来,我们都很高兴。
0 price 9QCxb     
n.价格,代价,价值;vt.定格,标价,比较价格
参考例句:
  • The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
  • They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。
0 question ISBxJ     
n.问题,疑问,疑问句;v.询问,审问,怀疑
参考例句:
  • That is the first question.这是第一个问题。
  • Who is to question him?该由谁来质问他?
0 sales RjMz3j     
adj.销售的,推销的n.销售(额);卖( sale的名词复数 );销售额;销路;贱卖
参考例句:
  • A good advertising campaign will increase our sales. 良好的广告宣传活动会增加我们的销售量。
  • Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办在整个美国的销售。
0 seemed 7757cc400c1d2ae98b57cbaa95e28b05     
v.好像,仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
  • My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。
0 set BzwwD     
n.组合,集合,设定;一套,一副,一局比赛;v.放置,设定;(太阳)落下去
参考例句:
  • He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事,很快就完成了。
  • The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。
0 shouts 93a8a8ac8ccb433efa778738d4328961     
n.呼喊,喊叫( shout的名词复数 );轮到请客v.呼,喊,叫( shout的第三人称单数 );大声讲
参考例句:
  • Their shouts re-echoed through the darkness. 他们的喊声回荡在黑暗中。
  • During the break, the sports ground rang with happy shouts. 课间休息时,操场上回响着欢快的声音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 showing yiVz9O     
n.(电影、电视节目等的)展映;放映;(在某事件中或某一期间的)表现;表演v.给…看( show的现在分词 );表现出;显露出;上演
参考例句:
  • This will be the film's first showing on the small screen. 这将是这部电影首次在电视上播放。
  • a map showing the topography of the island 这个岛的地形图
0 such psww9     
adj.如此的,这样的;pron.这样的;adv.如此地
参考例句:
  • He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
  • He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻,花光了所有的钱。
0 third Eohwi     
num.第三
参考例句:
  • This is your third cup of coffee.这是你第三杯咖啡了。
  • You can take the bus and get off at the third stop.你可以坐公共汽车第三站下。
0 tough pqiyT     
adj.坚硬的,咬不动的;棘手的,难办的;强健的,吃苦耐劳的;粗暴的,凶恶的
参考例句:
  • The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了,我简直咽不下去。
  • When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活,他都抢着干。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 while IeZz7W     
conj.当…的时候;而;虽然;尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句:
  • In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久,那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
  • He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
0 words se0zHk     
n.字( word的名词复数 );(说的)话;诺言;口令
参考例句:
  • What were his actual words? 他的原话是什么?
  • Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。

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