第15课:刻薄的 - 16

迷你小对话1

A: That man is so ruthless. I hear he fired half of his staff on the last Friday before Christmas.
B: I also hear he took all the money the company saved and bought a house in California.

A: 那个人真是无情,我听说他在圣诞节前的那个星期五解雇了一半的雇员。
B: 我还听说他拿了公司所有的钱,在加利福尼亚买了栋房子。

迷你小对话2

A: Boy, that woman has a real sharp tongue.
B: I know, she can say some really cutting and hurtful things when she is angry.

A: 天哪,那女人真是尖酸刻薄。
B: 我知道,她生气时说出来的话很伤人。

语言点精讲

ruthless: 无同情心的;冷酷的;残忍的。
staff: 全体员工。这是个集合名词,不用复数。
sharp: (话语或脾气)尖酸的,尖锐的。
cutting: 伤人感情的;尖刻的,挖苦的。
hurtful: 伤人的。