跟艾米莉一起学口语 第500期:批评

 criticize

批评

Mike does nothing but criticize and complain all the time.
迈克什么也不干，只是一味指责和抱怨。
My teacher criticized me for not finishing the homework on time.
老师批评我没有按时完成作业。
 

A:Home at last.Tonight we have a lot of homework though.
终于到家了。不过今晚我们有一大堆作业要做。
B:Are you saying we don't have time to watch our favorite show tonight?Jane,you know I really don't like our teacher all that much.He gives far too much homework.He criticizes me in front of everyone all the time.
你是说我们没时间看最喜欢的电视节目了吗？简，你知道我真的不喜欢我们的老师。他布置地作业太多。而且总是在大家面前批评我。
A:To tell the truth,I don't really like him either.He's kind of boring and not very active.He always looks unhappy too.
说实话，我也不是很喜欢他。他有点儿乏味，而且一点也不活跃，看起来总是一副不开心的样子。
B:Yes,and he also...
对啊，而且他还...
A:Do you think we should be talking about him like this behind his back?
你觉得我们应该在背后这样说他吗？
B:Probably not.After all he is our teacher.We should try to find something nice to say.If you can't say something nice you shouldn't say anything at all.
不应该。毕竟他是我们的老师。我们应该找点好的说。如果你不能说点好的。那就别说了。
A:I absolutely agree.It's getting dark.We should finish our homework now.
我完全赞同。天要黑了。我们还是先把功课做完吧。
B:All right.I want to take a shower first.I'm exhausted¹!
好的。我想先冲个澡。累死了。

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。