第18課:慷慨大方的?- 19

迷你小對(duì)話

A: Tom was always such a boy scout when it came to helping people; he was always the first to help to the neighbors.
B: Funny you say that. I always saw him as a bleeding heart, one that couldn’t resist helping all the sick animals or pets.
A: Well, he was always a bit of a sucker for helping people or creatures.

A: Tom一向是個(gè)助人為樂(lè)的人,街坊鄰居有人需要幫忙的時(shí)候,他總是第一個(gè)站出來(lái)。
B: 你這種說(shuō)法倒是很有意思。我一直認(rèn)為他是個(gè)心腸過(guò)軟的人,是那種一看見(jiàn)生病的動(dòng)物或?qū)櫸锞筒荒懿粠偷娜恕?br> A: 嗯,他是有點(diǎn)太愛(ài)幫助人或動(dòng)物了。

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講

boy scout: 童子軍。這里指的是堅(jiān)持高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn),體貼、慷慨、寬厚的人。
bleeding heart: 心腸軟的人。
resist doing sth.: 抵抗,忍住。
be a sucker for: 因?yàn)閻?ài)某類(lèi)人或物而愿意不惜一切代價(jià)去取悅或擁有他(它)們。