迷你对话学地道口语第61期:喜怒无常

　　迷你对话：
A:Look! The girl is so beautiful and she is smiling at me. She is lovely.
看！那个女孩真漂亮，她对着我笑呢。她真是很可爱。
B:I can't agree with you. She's pretty, but she always blows hot and cold.
我不同意你的看法。虽然她很美丽，但是她总是喜怒无常的。
A:What makes you think so?
你怎么这样认为？
B:She's my sisiter, you know.
你知道吗，她是我的妹妹。
词海拾贝：
1.blow hot and cold
释义1：喜怒无常
Eg.Sometimes it takes me a long time to make up my mind about something but I don't often blow hot and cold.
有时要花好长时间才下决心去做一件事，但决心一下，我就不轻易改变它。
Eg.They blow hot and blow cold just as you do.
她们也象你一样，冷一阵热一阵。
释义2：摇摆不定，犹豫不决
Eg.While you blow hot and cold about whether you want to get married or not, the girl will be off with somebody else.
要是你对结婚一事还举棋不定，这个姑娘就会跟别人走了。
Eg.He tends to blow hot and cold.
他可能拿不定主意。
释义3：变化无常
Eg.These men can blow hot and cold out of the same mouth to serve several purposes .
这些人为了达到种种目的，可以从一个嘴巴里喊出好几样口号来。
2.agree with：同意某人的意见或看法
Eg.He tends to get angry when people do not agree with him.
他听到不同意见时,总是不高兴。
Eg.I agree with you, but with some reservations¹.
我同意你，不过有几点要保留。
Eg.I agree with you that it's amusing² to be rustic³ in town.
我同意你的看法，在城里享受一下乡间景色很有意思。
Eg. Isee your point, but I can't really agree with you.
我明白你的观点，但我的确不能赞同。
Eg.Do you agree with me about the need for more schools ?
关于多建一些学校一事, 你同意我的意见吗?
3.make sb do something：使得某人做某事
Eg.What made you want to cheat in the final exam?
什么使得你在期末考试中作弊。
Eg.His parents made us get divorced⁴.
他的父母使得我们离婚了。

1 reservations   

n.[法律]（权益等的）保留( reservation的名词复数 )；预订；保留地；保留意见

参考例句：

• Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations. 这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet? 你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

3 rustic   

adj.乡村的，有乡村特色的；n.乡下人，乡巴佬

参考例句：

• It was nearly seven months of leisurely rustic living before Michael felt real boredom.这种悠闲的乡村生活过了差不多七个月之后,迈克尔开始感到烦闷。
• We hoped the fresh air and rustic atmosphere would help him adjust.我们希望新鲜的空气和乡村的氛围能帮他调整自己。

4 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。