第23课:不诚实的 - 19

迷你小对话1

A: I bought my groceries at the corner store, and later I discovered they charged me double the normal price.
B: The owner of that store is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.

A: 我在那家街头小店买了一些东西,后来我发现他们要了我双倍的钱。
B: 那个店老板是个坑蒙拐骗的家伙!

迷你小对话2

A: Tom told me he would never leave me, and now he is with a younger and richer woman.
B: That two-faced liar!

A: Tom说他永远都不会离开我的,可是现在他却和一个年轻有钱的女人在一起了。
B: 真是个说谎都不脸红的家伙!

语言点精讲

groceries: 食品杂货。
as crooked as a dog’s hind leg: 像狗的后腿一样弯。形容人不诚实,干一些不合法的勾当。crooked,弯曲的。hind,后面的,后部的。
two-faced: 圆滑虚伪的。
liar: 说谎者。