明月 发表于 2020-7-10 17:29:46

看美剧学英语高频短语:Give me a break

Give me a break: Used to tell someone to stop bothering you or treating you unfairly;used to say that you do not believe or are disgusted about what someone has said or done. As in I didn't mean it like that, so give me a break!


中文释义:Give me a break可不是"让我休息一下"的意思。它是用来告诉某人不要再打扰你或让他停止对你的不公(相当于中文的“饶了我吧;别烦我”);用来表示你不相信或厌恶某人所说或所做的事。(你快拉倒吧,别逗我了;得了吧(我不会相信的))例句:Stop teaching me, give me a break, please!(别再教育我了,饶了我吧。)


今日看点:关于break的几个个易错短语
break a leg不是“打断腿”意思是“祝你好运,祝你演出成功”
break your neck不是“打断你的脖子”,意思是拼尽全力做某事
Get a break也不是“让我休息一下”,意思是时来运转,转运
可以用Have/take a break来表达暂时休息一下


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