英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第604期:可疑的
迷你對(duì)話
A: The company told me that they would charge 200dollars for training according to the tradition.
那家公司說，按照慣例他們要收200美元的培訓(xùn)費(fèi)。
B: The company seems fishy. You should be careful.
這家公司聽起來很可疑。你應(yīng)該謹(jǐn)慎點(diǎn)。
地道表達(dá)
fishy
1. 解詞釋義
Fishy一詞是有fish一次的本義引申而出來的意思是“可疑的，靠不住的”，fish在我們手中是滑溜溜的，不好抓住。因此，就有了其引申義。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. It's a bit fishy, giving away a mattress like that?
這可有點(diǎn)兒叫人懷疑，把這么好一床墊褥送人。
e.g. There's something fishy about his testimony.
他的證言有可疑之處。
e.g. His excessive politeness seemed fishy.
他禮貌過度周到,令人覺得有些可疑。
e.g. There was something fishy about that guy.
那家伙行為可疑。
Ps 1：charge some money for something的意思是“收取......的費(fèi)用”。例如：
How much do you charge for mending shoes? 修鞋要多少錢?
I'm not going there again they charged me1 for a cup of coffee! 我再也不到那兒去了，一杯咖啡就要了我1英鎊!
Ps 2：according to的意思是“根據(jù)，依照......”。例如：
He reasoned out the conclusion according to the theory. 他根據(jù)這個(gè)理論作出了結(jié)論。
From each according to his ability and to each according to his work. 各盡所能，按勞分配。
