那些心术不正的人如何形容?(3)

　　你不必对他如此的不依不饶

　　You don’t need to take off your gloves to him like that.

　　2.贪吃 gluttonous¹

　　我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人

　　I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.

　　3.十分嫉妒 be green with envy

　　王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒

　　Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.

　　4.满口脏话 swear like a trooper

　　那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。

　　That guy has a foul² mouth. He always swears like a trooper.

　　5.占人便宜 load the dice³ against

　　你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜

　　You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.

　　6.为自己捞油水 be on the take

　　近几年来，很多官员都在为自己捞油水。有谁会把国家的利益当回事哪？

　　In recent years many officials are readily on the take.Who would give much heed⁴ to the interest of the country?

　　7.敬而远之give a wide berth⁵ to

　　对他那号人，你还是敬而远之为好。

　　You’d better give a wide berth to a guy of his sort.

　　8.哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot

　　你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题。

　　You were plain touching⁶ the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of " the third person”, who cut in between a couple.

 

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