工作生活中,我们经常遇到一些高频词汇,却不知道英文中有没有相应的地道表达。因此,欧得宝邀请了翻译行业资深翻译老师,每天和大家分享几个常用词汇的英语表达。希望能和大家一起了解英语世界的新词趣事。
看过之后你们可能会发现:OMG,这个表达竟然和我们想的完全不一样呀!

take the toy out of the pram
耍脾气
释义:
to behave in a petulantly upset or angry manner; to act like an angry child. 耍脾气
例句:
This is not just taking the toys out of the pram. It's a situation where he is not happy any more playing for this Barcelona that requires deep surgery to win the big trophies again.
这不仅仅是耍脾气。现在的情况是,他不想再为这样的巴塞罗那足球俱乐部效力了,因为这支球队需要进行大刀阔斧的改革才能重振士气赢得胜利。(来源:BBC)

skirmish
小争执
释义:
a short argument 小争执,小争论
例句:
There was a short skirmish between the two of them over who would pay for the meal.
两人因为谁该付饭钱而发生了小争执。(来源:Cambridge Dictionary)
以上的词汇大家了解了嘛,今天就分享到这里了,我们下期再见!


