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cover of episode 【摩登家庭】get one’s hands dirty在英文中是什么意思?

【摩登家庭】get one’s hands dirty在英文中是什么意思?

2023/4/25
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【句子】-- This is so frustrating.-- At least you’re getting your hands dirty for a change. 【ModernFamilyS3E12】【发音】/ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /səʊ/ /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪŋ/ /æt/ /liːst/ /jɔː(r)/ /ˈgetɪŋ/ /jə(r)/ /hændz/ /dɜː(r)ti/ /fə(r)/ /ə/ /tʃeɪndʒ/【发音技巧】This is连读;At least不完全爆破;getting闪音;dirty闪音;for a连读;【翻译】-- 这真令人丧气。-- 至少你是在亲自动手尝试,寻求改变。【适用场合】今天要学习的表达是:get one’s hands dirty,字面的意思是:“把某个人的手弄脏”;经常在口语中有对应的引申义:1. to do hard work, often manual labor“做一些劳累的体力活”或者:2. to be involved in something illegal or unseemly“被牵涉进一些非法或者不得体的事情内”;eg: There is nothing more rewarding to me than getting my hands dirty in my garden.没有什么事情,能够比我在自己花园里劳作更让我觉得收获满满了。eg: I really appreciate you guys getting your hands dirty and helping us move.我真的很感谢你们,费这么大力气帮我们搬家。eg: Uncle Pete has been avoiding us ever since we discovered that he gets his hands dirty working for the mob.自从我们发现皮特叔叔在给黑帮干一些非法勾当以后,他就一直避我们而不见。eg: No one can know about my police record—I don't want people to think that I still get my hands dirty.不能让人们知道我的案底,我不想让人们觉得我还在干一些非法的事情。eg: You have to get your hands dirty if you expect to get the gutters cleaned out.如果你想把那个排水沟清理干净,你不得不干些脏活累活。eg: I will not get my hands dirty by breaking the law.我不会犯法,那会脏了我的手。eg: He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty.他并不害怕干些脏活儿累活儿。【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】 The guys at the top make all the money, while the people actually getting their hands dirty make very little.