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cover of episode 【摩登家庭】“以牙还牙!”

【摩登家庭】“以牙还牙!”

2017/4/13
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英语老师瑶瑶

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【句子】Guys pull pranks like that all the time! 【Modern Family-S1E4】【发音】[gaɪz] [pʊl] [præŋks] [laɪk] [ðæt] [ɔ:l] [ðə] [taɪm]【翻译】大家总是喜欢那样恶作剧!【适用场合】如果你觉得恶作剧,还用make fun of sb. 的话,那你OUT了。prank作名词表示恶作剧,无伤害意识的捉弄。除了说pull a prank on sb.之外,也可以用play a prank on sb. 来表达哦!其中还提到了以牙还牙的表达:You’re willing to give as good as you get. 字面上是:你得到多好,就愿意给予多少。但这里作另一层意思理解,你被伤害多少,就还回去多少。瑶瑶老师微信公众号:YaoYao_English;关注后参加每日跟读,免费微信群纠音。