第15课:刻薄的 - 19

迷你小对话1

A: I heard that that teacher was unmerciful to the students on the exam.
B: Mrs. Jones? Yes, she gave them a really hard test, which included none of the questions they had practiced together.

A: 我听说那个老师对参加考试的学生毫不留情。
B: 你是说Jones夫人吗?是啊,她出的试题特别难,没有一道时他们以前一起练过的。

迷你小对话2

A: That man has the sharpest tongue ever. He is very sarcastic.
B: Yes, he has an acerbic sense of humor that sometimes offends people.

A: 那个人的嘴是我见过的最尖酸刻薄的,他总爱讽刺挖苦人。
B: 没错,他有种尖酸刻薄的幽默感,有时会得罪人。

语言点精讲

unmerciful: 无情的,没有同情心的;残忍的。
sharp: (话语或脾气)尖酸的,尖锐的。
tongue: 说话方式。
sarcastic: 讽刺的,挖苦的。
acerbic: (尤指在言语或行为上)刻薄的,尖酸的。