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【摩登家庭】a piece of work居然可以用来描述人?

2023/8/16
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【句子】But, um, you know, Manny told me a story about his friend Danielle. She sounds like a real piece of work, by the way. 【ModernFamilyS3E14】【发音】/bʌt/ /əm/ /juː/ /nəʊ/ /ˈmæni/ /təʊld/ /miː/ /ə/ /ˈstɔː.ri/ /əˈbaʊt/ /hɪz/ /frend/ /ˌdæniˈel/ /ʃiː/ /saʊndz/ /laɪk/ /ə/ /rɪəl/ /piːs/ /əv/ /wɜː(r)k/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /weɪ/【发音技巧】told me不完全爆破;about his击穿+连读+闪音;friend Danielle失去爆破;like a连读;piece of连读;【翻译】不过,曼尼给我讲了一个他朋友丹妮尔的故事。顺便说一句,那女孩真是个人物。【适用场合】今天学习一个短语:a piece of work;这个短语字面意思是:一份工作;一件作品;如果用来描述人的话,虽然有的时候是褒义色彩,表示:“很了不起的人(物);不同寻常的或令人印象深刻的人”,a very surprising, unusual, or impressive person;但还有一些场合中,这个短语明显是贬义色彩,就是a remarkably difficult, unpleasant person“一个很难搞、非常不好相处的人、奇葩”的意思;所以具体是什么意思,要看上下文;eg: Boy, our new boss is a real piece of work. Remind me to stay out of her way!我的老天爷,我们的新老板真的是个很难搞的人。记得提醒我离她远点。A: "Amy's new boyfriend is a nightmare to be around! He's so bossy and argumentative." B: "Yeah, he's a piece of work, all right. No idea what she sees in him."A:“艾米的新男朋友太难相处了!又霸道还特别爱争论。”B:“就是啊,他可真是个大奇葩,不知道她看上他什么了。”eg: “You are a piece of work,” he said. “Do you have any idea what you're playing around with?”“你可真厉害,”他说道,“你知道你是在摆弄什么东西吗?”eg: He’s a very tough piece of work.他可真的是一个很难对付的人。【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】他显然是个非常难搞的家伙。