迷你對話學地道口語第243期:微不足道 輕描淡寫
特別聲明:
該節目中的迷你對話精選自口語書籍,其餘講解部分均爲。
迷你對話:
A: I really don’t understand my parents. They always make light of my worries.
我真不理解我的父母,他們總是把我的煩惱看得微不足道。
B: They think you are just a child.
他們認爲你只是個孩子嘛。
A: But the child has his own feeling.
可是孩子也有自己的感情啊!
B: Maybe you are right. Well, you can talk with them.
也許你說得對,那麼可以和他們談談嘛。
地道表達:
make light of:不重視某事,輕視某事
支持範例:
You make light of your troubles but I know you are in difficulty.
你對你的麻煩事滿不在乎,但我知道你有困難。
We should not make light of his illness.
我們不要對他的病情估計不足。
We should not make light of the present situation.
我們不要低估目前的形式。
詞海拾貝:
talk with sb:和......交談
Eg. I, indeed, talked comparatively little, but I heard him talk with relish.
我固然談得比較少,可是我興致勃勃地聽他談。
Eg. You can talk with my deputy during my absence.
我不在時,你可與我的代理人談。
Eg. I'd like to talk with your sale manager about something troublesome.
我想同你們銷售經理談點麻煩事。