每天三分钟学英语 第225期:Take me for a ride竟然不是"带我兜风"的意思

 　　情景对话：

　　Phil: He's been gone a long time. I think we hurt his feelings.

　　Jay: These guys don't have feelings. He's back there making time with a secretary, bragging¹ about how he's taking a couple suckers for a ride.

　　知识点讲解：

　　Hurt one's feelings

　　伤害了某人的感情

　　例句一：

　　Did Rick hurt your feelings? Seriously don't worry about him. He's a loser.

　　Rick伤了你的心么？真的，别为他犯愁。他就是个人生输家。

　　Someone doesn't have feelings

　　某人没有感情，铁石心肠

　　例句一：

　　A: How could someone be so cruel?

　　-怎么能有这么粗鲁的人？

　　B: Well, Jessie doesn't have feelings. She doesn't care who gets hurt.

　　-嗯，Jessie是铁石心肠。她才不在乎谁受伤呢。

　　例句二：

　　A: Do you think I went too far when I called him a sissy?

　　- 你觉得我刚才叫他娘娘腔是不是太过分了？

　　B: What? Kyle? No, that guy has no feelings.

　　- 谁？Kyle吗？不会的，他才没感觉呢。

　　Take someone for a ride

　　骗某人

　　例句一：

　　No I didn't buy it. The guy was trying to take me for a ride. Obviously², it's a pyramid scheme.

　　不，我没买。那人想骗我。很明显，这是一个传销的圈套。

　　例句二：

　　Don't believe every word Liam says otherwise he'll take you for a ride and get all your money.

　　别相信Liam说的话，要不然他会骗走你所有的钱。

1 bragging   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

• He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
• Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

2 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。