网络社交英语口语 Unit38:你真会小题大做

Rose: (¹⁾ embarrassed) Tell you more about what?

柔丝： （不好意思）要再跟你说什么？

Sue: About Herbert! You said he was boring.

苏： 赫伯特啊！你说过他很无趣的。

Rose: Yes, that's what I thought before.

柔丝： 是啊，我以前是这么觉得。

Sue: So, are you saying you ²⁾ kind of like him?

苏： 所以你是说，你现在有点喜欢他罗？

Rose: You ³⁾ blow everything out of proportion.

柔丝： 你真会小题大做。

Sue: So why is he ⁴⁾ all of a sudden not so boring?

苏： 那他为什么突然不无趣了？

Rose: We have a lot ⁵⁾ in common.

柔丝： 我们有许多共通点。

Sue: Since when?

苏： 从哪时候开始有共通点了？

语言详解

A: Would you ever consider marrying me?

你有没有可能考虑跟我结婚？

B: No. We have absolutely nothing in common.

没有。我们完全没有共通点。

【to blow something out of proportion 言过其实，小题大做】

out of proportion是“大到不成比例”blow是“吹”的意思，在美语中有“吹牛”的意思。

A: I can't believe you ignored me like that!

我不敢相信你会这样躲避我！

B: I couldn't take your call. Don't blow it out of proportion.

我只是没办法接你的电话。别夸大其词了。

A: She said I was cute. She thinks I'm too short and childlike!

她说我很可爱。她是认为我太矮而且太孩子气！

B: You blew her comment out of proportion.

你把她的说法讲得太夸张了。

1) embarrassed (a.) 感到尴尬的

2) kind of 有一点，有几分

3) blow... out of proportion (v.) 夸大其词。proportion 是“比例” 。

4) all of a sudden 突然间

5) in common 共同