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 depressed.
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 truant. 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。 |