迷你对话学地道口语第562期:是真的就承认吧

　　Subject：If the shoes fits, wear it.
迷你对话
A: I was punished for copying other’s paper and admitting it. It was so depressed¹.
我抄袭别人的论文而且还不承认，我给批评了。我好郁闷呀！
B: You should pay for what you have done. If the shoe fits, wear it.
你该为你的所作所为付出代价，如果是真的就承认吧。
地道表达
If the shoes fit, wear it.
1. 解词释义
“If the shoe fits, wear it.”的字面意思是“如果鞋子大小合适的话，就穿上吧。”或者是“鞋合脚的话，就穿上吧。”引申为“”如果批评得对，就接受吧。”或者是“如果是真的就承认吧。”或者是“假如你觉得这件事情适合，你就去尝试吧。”
2. 拓展对话
A: I am very sad that my mother blamed that I had broken the vase.
我好伤心啊，我妈妈责怪我把花瓶打坏了。
B: Come on! If the shoe fits, wear it. And I think your mother will be not angry any more.
好啦，如果是真的就承认吧。我想你妈妈不会再生气的了。
Ps 1: be punished for的意思是“因......而受惩罚”。例如：
The child was punished for playing truant². 孩子因逃学受到惩罚。
The guard was punished for deserting his post. 卫兵因擅离职守而受到处罚。
Ps 2：copy one’s paper的意思是“抄袭试卷”。例如：
You should have copied other’s paper in the English exam. 你不应该在英语考试中抄袭别人的试卷的。
Ps 3：pay for的意思是“为......而付出代价”。例如：
It's a privilege we have to pay for! 我们不得不付出高昂的代价！
He will have to pay for this foolish behaviour. 他将要为这种愚蠢行为而受报应。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 truant   

n.懒惰鬼，旷课者；adj.偷懒的，旷课的，游荡的；v.偷懒，旷课

参考例句：

• I found the truant throwing stones in the river.我发现那个逃课的学生在往河里扔石子。
• Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。