迷你对话学地道口语第873期:谴责,斥责

 　　第一， 迷你对话

　　A: Stop it! You used to call me on the carpet and buy something which is much cheaper.

　　够了！你过去常常斥责我买便宜的东西。

　　B: It’s not me who degrades² you. You degrade¹ yourself. You often go back on your words and try to fool us around.

　　不是我侮辱你，是你自己在侮辱你自己，你总是说话不算数，还骗得我们团团转。

　　A: It’s unfair to say so.

　　这么说我不公平。

　　B: You’d better zip your lips. You will know what I feel when you become a father, having a son who is exactly the same as you.

　　你闭嘴，将来你的儿子也这样，你就明白我的感受了。

　　第二， 地道表达

　　call someone on the carpet

　　1. 解词释义

　　Call someone on the carpet中的on the carpet的意思是“训斥”，在此做补语，因此，其意思为“严厉斥责某人”。此外，on the carpet还有“在考虑中，在审议中”的意思。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. He called his secretary on the carpet for losing a very important document.

　　他因秘书丢失一份重要文件而严厉斥责她。

　　e.g. She would rather have had her mistakes spoken about, even she would be called on the carpet.

　　她宁可叫他们尽量数说自己的错处，即使是极严厉的斥责。

　　e.g. The boy was so rough and rude that his mother called him on the carpet.

　　那男孩太粗野无理，他母亲严厉地斥责了他。

　　His smile disappeared, which seemed that he would call someone else on the carpet.

　　他的笑容不见了，貌似要斥责人的样子。

　　第三， 词海拾贝

　　1. on the carpet：(1)斥责，责备 (2)在考虑中，在审议中

　　e.g. The boss had me on the carpet over my expenses claim.

　　因为索取报销费的事, 老板把我叫去训了一顿。

　　e.g. The question doesn't seem to be on the carpet for me at all.

　　对我来说，这个问题不在研究之列。

　　2. go back on one’s words：说话不算数，出尔反尔

　　e.g. Don't say yes at a meeting and go back on your words and say no after it.

　　不要开会时赞成，会后又反悔说不赞成。

　　e.g. How could you think I would go back on my words? I am not his sort, who is fickle³ and always blowing hot and cold.

　　你怎么知道我会变卦？可不是他那号人，整天喜怒无常的，说变就变。

　　e.g. I mean what I say and shall never react go back on my words.

　　我讲话是算数的， 决不反悔。

　　fool around：虚度光阴，终日荒嬉，游手好闲

　　e.g. If you go to college, you must study seriously and not fool around.

　　你若要考上大学，你就必须努力学习，不要浪费时间。

　　e.g. Where does she get the impression that American students are fool around all the time ?

　　她怎么会认为美国学生总是闲荡?

　　e.g. They always fool around when the boss is not in the office.

　　老板不在办公室的时候，他们总是到处闲荡。

　　zip your lips：闭嘴不言，不发一言

　　e.g. Zip your lips. Can't you see they're annoyed?

　　闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不爱听吗?

　　e.g. Oh, zip your lips! No more of your nonsense⁴!

　　呃，闭嘴！不要再瞎说八道了！

　　the same as：和……一样

　　e.g. Pound's valuation was the same as mine.

　　庞德的见解和我相同。

　　e.g. These two pictures are just the same as one another.

　　这两幅画彼此完全相同。

　　第四， 语法点拨

　　1. You used to call me on the carpet and buy something which is much cheaper.

　　要点解析：此句是一个由并列连词连接了2个分句，在第二个分句中含有一个定语从句：which is much cheaper，修饰先行词something。Something是不定代词，表示物，那么表示物的可以用作引导词的that和which中只能选择which。

　　2. You will know what I feel when you become a father, having a son who is exactly the same as you.

　　要点解析：此句是含有现在分词短语的复合句，现在分词短语是：having a son who is exactly the same as you，它充当时间状语。在这个现在分词短语中含有一个由指代人的引导词who引导的定语从句：who is exactly the same as you，它修饰其先行词son。

1 degrade   

vt.降级，贬低，堕落，退化

参考例句：

• A dishonest action like that will degrade you.像这样不诚实的行为会使你降低身份。
• You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.说谎会贬低自己的身分。

2 degrades   

降低( degrade的第三人称单数 )； 使降级； 降低…身分； 使丢脸

参考例句：

• This poster is offensive and degrades women. 这张海报冒失无礼，有辱女性尊严。
• This herbicide degrades in moist soil. 这种除草剂在潮湿的土壤中分解。

3 fickle   

adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的

参考例句：

• Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
• The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。

4 nonsense   

n.胡说，废话

参考例句：

• Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的！你说的全是废话！
• "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”，她严厉地说。