作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期:2013-1-22
口语对话: A: A friend of mine is now in the big house. He was caught red-handed for selling cocaine. 我的一个朋友现在在监狱里,他出售可卡因给人当场抓住。 B: That is a deadly risky business. He should have it #ing on him. 这买卖可是风险很大的。他是罪有因得。 A: He must be regretting about having done the business. 他现在一定后悔干了这一行。 B:I bet he is. He domed his own life. 他肯定后悔,他这辈子毁了。 词海拾贝: 1. a big house:州或联邦监狱,罪犯教养所 Eg. At the thought of being sent to a big house, he shook with fear. 他一想到被送进监狱,就吓得发抖。 Eg. If you go on like this you will be put into a big house. 你这样下去会进监狱的。 Eg. The prisoners were taken to another big house under escort. 囚犯们被护送到另一个监狱。 2. be caught for:因……而被逮捕 Eg. John as caught for picking and stealing, and was dragged to the police station. 约翰因扒窃被抓住,并被扭送到派出所。 Eg. If he gets caught for shoplifting, he may fare a punishment. 如果他因为盗窃被捕,将会受到惩罚。 3. red-handed:现场地,当场地 Eg. The children were stealing apples when the farmer arrived and caught them red-handed. 孩子们在偷苹果时,农夫来了,当场捉住了他们。 Eg. The robbers were all caught red-handed by the police. 所有盗贼都被警察当场抓。 4. #e on:降临,到来 Eg. Winter is #ing on. 冬季来临了。 5. have it #ing on sb:罪有因得 Eg. He should have it #ing on him, for the way he always talks big. 活该!谁让他总吹牛。 Eg. He's got beaten up? He should have it #ing on him for the way he often ill-treats others. 他挨揍真是活该!谁让他老期负别人。 Eg. She should have it #ing on her, for she's been too conceited. 那才活该呢!谁让她总是那么趾高气扬的。 6. regret about:因……后悔 Eg. Don't regret about your past as it is useless. And you should prevent the same mistake in the future. 后悔药吃也无用,就是以后要防止再犯同样的错误。 7. doom one's own life:自毁前程
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