英语口语练习小对话 第890期:低头认错

A: I’m sure that the boy will become nobody whenhe grows up.

我敢肯定那个男孩儿长达后一事无成。

B: Be careful of what you say, or you’ll have to eathumble pie.

别乱说，你说错了要给别人道歉的。

A: Eat humble pie? Impossible, I’ve never been worong in judging boys like him.

道歉?不可能，看这样的孩子，我从来没有走眼过。

eat humble pie

1. 解词释义

Humble pie指“狩猎后仆人吃货的鹿内脏做的煎馅饼”，比喻为“屈辱，丢脸”之意。那么，eat humble pie的字面意思是“吃狩猎后仆人吃货的鹿内脏做的煎馅饼”，比喻为“低头认罪”“忍辱含垢”“承认错误”等意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. When we're finished preparing these strawberries and cream bagels you're going to eathumble pie!

等我们在面包圈上涂好草莓酱和奶油后，你就无话可说了!

e.g. Edward had to eat humble pie when it became obvious that his wife was right all along.

当爱德华明白自己的妻子始终是对的时候，他只得低头谢罪。

e.g. David Copperfield's stepfather, Mr. Murdstone treated him badly every day and he had toeat humble pie for his mother.

太卫 科波菲尔的继父牟德斯通先生每天在虐待他，为了母亲，大卫不得不忍受羞辱。

e.g. Tom told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie.

汤姆造了乔治的谣，被发现后只得向乔治赔礼道歉。

e.g. If Henry's wife did take him back, would she have the sense not to make him eat thehumble pie in the rest of his life?

1. grow up：长大成人，成熟

e.g. Kate was in a hurry to grow up, eager forknowledge and experience.

凯特急于长大，渴望获取知识和经验。

e.g. When you grow up, your love will bloom andfructify.

人成熟一点，你的爱情便会开花结果。

e.g. You grow up and be a brave man like your father, Wade.

韦德,你长大了要成为一个像你父样那勇敢的人。

e.g. That boy needs a firm hand to help him grow up.

那个男孩需要严加管教才能有所长进。

2. be careful of：小心……，注意…….，对……当心，谨慎

e.g. Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.

必须教育孩子要当心车辆。

e.g.Being ambitious to get ahead socially and financially, he was very careful of whom or withwhom he talked.

因为他一心想在社会上经济上往上爬，对于和谁谈话以及谈到谁都是小心谨慎的。

e.g.You must be careful of what you say to her. She's easy to take offense.

你跟她说话可得多加小心。她那个人特别爱生气。

e.g.Sarah is ever such a nice girl who is careful of her reputation.

萨拉是位很注意自己名声的、行为非常端庄的姑娘。

3. be wrong in：在……上做错事

e.g. He was right in his assessment and wrong in his prediction.

他的评价没错，但他的预言却错了。

e.g. But whatever her mood he could not say she was wrong in her view.

但是不管她的心情是什么样子，反正他不能说她的看法不对。

e.g. She could do no wrong (ie do nothing wrong) in the opinion of her devoted followers.

那些忠实于她的人都认为她不会做坏事。

e.g. Was there, then, something wrong in being warmhearted and impulsive like that?

难道象这样的善良和热情有什么不对吗?

Sb. is sure that……(某人敢肯定……)

e.g. I am sure tha that building will be completelydistroy if there is an air attack.

我敢肯定那座楼在空袭中一定被完全炸毁了。

e.g. For his part, Kennedy was sure that we hadenough for nearly any conceivable contingency.

在肯尼迪看来，他深信我们已经拥有足够的力量去应付几乎任何可以设想得到的意外事故。