英語口語練習小對話 第720期:胡說八道

Subject:That is a lot of bull.

迷你對話

A: Manager, I want to ask for a leave tomorrow because I have a party.

經理，因爲我明天要參加一個聚會，所以想請假一天。

B: That is a lot of bull! Remember, your job always comes first.

一派胡言！記住，工作永遠第一。

地道表達

bull

1. 解釋

Bull有“公牛”的意思，在這裏是俚語，是指“胡說八道”“完全錯誤的事情”，相當於bullshit。Bullshit雖然粗俗卻很流行，bull或B.S.是bullshit的委婉說法。A lot of bull也可以說爲a load of bull.

2. 例句

e.g. Don't hand me that line of bull, Roscoe.

Roscoe，別給我來這一套。

e.g. In short, all his rationalizing is pure bull.

總而言之，他的一切自我開脫純粹是胡扯。

e.g. That's a load of bull! I don't believe a word of it.

完全胡扯!我一點也不信。

e.g. I am so fed up with your bull, cut the crap.

真是受夠了，廢話少說。

Ps 1：ask for leave的意思是“請假”，也可以說爲：ask for leave of absence。例如：

Mr. Smith, I have to ask for leave for a few hours.

史密斯先生，我得請幾個小時的假。

He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.

他請假去探望住院的母親。

Ps 2：表示“某件事情放在第一位”，我們可以這樣說：Something comes first. 相當於something take the first place or something is put first/put in the first place。例如：

Study always comes first.

學習總是放在第一位。

Money does not come first. Health and happiness should be put in the first place.

金錢不是放在第一位，健康和快樂纔是要放在第一位。