英语口语练习小对话 第815期:置若罔闻
Subject:Your turned a deaf ear.
第一,迷你对话
A: The tickets have been sold out.
票已经全部售完。
B: I had told you to make good preparation in advance, but you turned a deaf ear.
我早就告诉您叫您提前准备,但是你不听。
第二,地道表达
turn a deaf ear
1. 解词释义
Turn a deaf ear的字面意思为“耳朵变聋了”,比喻为“装聋作哑”或“置若罔闻”,简而言之就是指装作没听见。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. If you turn a deaf ear to the masses' criticism, sooner or later you will have to pay for it.
听不进群众意见, 早晚要吃苦头的。
e.g. How could you turn a deaf ear to her requests for help?
你怎么能对她的请求帮助置之不理 呢 ?
第三,咬文嚼字
1. be sold out:卖完
e.g. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
这场演出的门票也是几乎在开演前就销售一空了。
e.g. The stores are sometimes sold out of certain groceries.
有时商店里的某些杂货会有脱销的现象。
2. in advance:提前
e.g. I had asked everyone to submit questions in advance of the meeting
我已请每个人在会议之前提交问题。
e.g. It is a good idea to place your order well in advance.
早早就提前下单是个好主意。
3. make a good preparation:做好准备
e.g. He had made a good preparation for the final exams so he aced it.
因为他对期末考试做好了准备,所以他考得了满分。
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