3分鐘學英語 [343]:英文"控制欲強"怎么說?你是一個“控制欲強”的人嗎?

情景對話：

Mitch: That's an incredibly manipulative thing to say.
Cam: Well, that's not how I meant it. And that hurts my feelings.
Mitch: Oh, my God. This is so lame and transparent.

知識點講解：

Manipulative
[m??n?pj?le?t?v]
控制欲強的

這是一個高級詞匯，貶義。
這樣形容一個人時可不是好話。

【例句】
Jess is the most manipulative woman I've ever met. She always plays the victim to get whatever she wants.
Jess是我見過的控制欲最強的女人，她總是扮演受害者來達到自己的目的。

That's not how I meant it.
我不是那個意思。

這句話直接拿來就用哦~
別人誤解我們時，可以用來解釋。

【例句】
A: What do you mean “slow”? Are you saying I'm stupid?
你說我“慢”什么意思?你是說我笨么?
B: That's not how I meant it. I just mean you take a long time to think.
我不是那個意思。我的意思是你思考的時間有點長。

繼續(xù)劇情：
Cam: Busted. You know, you're so much smarter than me.
Mitch: Oh, I wish I knew where your "off" switch was.

知識點講解：

Busted.
被你發(fā)現(xiàn)了/被抓住。

在生活中，小花招被看穿后，
我們就可以這樣說哦~

【例句一】
He's busted by the police.
他被警察抓起來了。

【例句二】
A: Oh my god, you're trying to get Harriet to go out with you.
天吶，你想約Harriet出去。
B: Busted. How did you find out?
被你發(fā)現(xiàn)了，你怎么發(fā)現(xiàn)的?

 

 

I wish I knew…
真希望我知道…

這是一個“虛擬語氣”用法

【例句一】
I wish I knew what his plan was because what he's asking me to do doesn't make sense.
真希望我知道他的計劃，因為他讓我做的事根本說不通啊。

【例句二】
I wish I knew the answer to this question. It is worth thirty points.
我真希望知道這道題的答案，它值三十分呢。

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