第23课：不诚实的 - 6

【迷你小对话1】

A: Did Mr. Machkintosh tell you whether or not we would be able to keep our jobs?
B: Well, I asked him over and over again, but he was too artful to give me a direct reply. So I still don’t know.

A: Mackintosh先生有没有告诉你说我们能否保住工作？
B: 我问过他好多次，他总是很狡猾，不正面回答我，所以我还是不知道。

【迷你小对话2】

A: Have you noticed that Julian has been cheating on almost every exam?
B: Yes, I have. But he is such a crafty cheater that he never gets caught.

A: 你注意到了吗？Julian每次考试都作弊。
B: 是啊，我看到了。他作弊真狡猾，从未被人抓住过。

【语言点精讲】

artful: 欺诈的，狡猾的。
over and over again: 一而再地；多次地。
crafty: 狡猾透顶的，诡计多端的。
cheater: 骗子。也可以说成是cheat。