迷你对话学地道口语第243期:微不足道 轻描淡写

（单词翻译）

　　迷你对话：
A: I really don’t understand my parents. They always make light of my worries.
我真不理解我的父母，他们总是把我的烦恼看得微不足道。
B: They think you are just a child.
他们认为你只是个孩子嘛。
A: But the child has his own feeling.
可是孩子也有自己的感情啊！
B: Maybe you are right. Well, you can talk with them.
也许你说得对，那么可以和他们谈谈嘛。
地道表达：
make light of：不重视某事，轻视某事
支持范例：
You make light of your troubles but I know you are in difficulty.
你对你的麻烦事满不在乎，但我知道你有困难。
We should not make light of his illness.
我们不要对他的病情估计不足。
We should not make light of the present situation.
我们不要低估目前的形式。
词海拾贝：
talk with sb：和......交谈
Eg. I, indeed, talked comparatively little, but I heard him talk with relish¹.
我固然谈得比较少，可是我兴致勃勃地听他谈。
Eg. You can talk with my deputy² during my absence.
我不在时，你可与我的代理人谈。
Eg. I'd like to talk with your sale manager about something troublesome.
我想同你们销售经理谈点麻烦事。