英语俚语天天说 第345期:"Give someone the finger"要慎用

Give someone the finger 向某人竖中指

A stranger gave the finger when I was walking on the street yesterday. I didn’t know why.

昨天我在街上走的时候一个陌生人向我竖中指。我都不知道为什么。

 

Give someone the finger 数落某人

You’ve been giving me the finger ever since I started working here. What’s wrong?

我从在这工作开始你就一直数落我。什么情况？

 

Be all thumbs 笨手笨脚的

My mom is really good at knitting, but I am all thumbs. I even don’t know how to hold a needle.

我妈针织做得很好，不过我就笨手笨脚了。我甚至不知道怎么去拿针。

 

Twist sb. around your little finger

任意摆布某人

A child who is spoilt may twist his parents around his little finger.

被惯坏的小孩就可能会任意摆布自己的父母。

 

Lay a finger on sb.

动某人一个指头

If you lay a finger on me again, I'm calling the cops.

如果你再敢动我一个指头，我就打电话叫警察。