口语进阶09| MONDAY MORNING AT THE OFFICE

　　知识人网海外生存英语，专为海外生活学习打造，让您熟悉最地道的英语口语表达和用法。每周日早上9点，我们一起流利说英语。

　　Office Gossip: Love Disappointments

　　Angela:     Sara, I don't want to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong, but did you and Mark split up?I saw him with another woman last Saturday.

　　Sara:          Are you sure it was him? That makes my blood boil!

　　Angela:     Yes. Sorry I brought it up, but I thought you'd want to know.

　　Sara:          I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!

　　Angela:     Please don't tell him I told you! I don't want to get on his bad side.

　　IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS

　　(To) stick one’s nose where it doesn’t belong –多管闲事、干涉别人的事情

　　Example: Donna asked me what Max and I discussed during our meeting. She's always sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong! 唐纳刚刚问我和麦克斯会议期间都谈了什么，真是多管闲事。

　　(To) make one’s blood boil − 火冒三丈；令人非常生气

　　Example: Pamela told you that I have a bad attitude? That makes my blood boil! 帕梅拉和你说我态度很差吗？气死我了！

　　(To) bring something up – 提到某事、提起话题

　　Example: When Nicole's father asked her how her grades were last semester, she said: “I was hoping you wouldn't bring that up.” 妮可的爸爸问她上学期的成绩怎么样，她说：“你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。”

　　(To) give someone a piece of one’s mind −向某人表达意见；对某人表示不满

　　Example: After her lousy lunch at Carmen's Bistro, Tammy decided to write to the owner and give him a piece of her mind. 在卡门餐厅结束了一顿糟糕的午餐后，塔米决定给餐厅老板留言以表达自己的不满。

　　(To) get on someone’s bad side – 得罪某人；惹恼某人

　　Example: “How did you get on the teacher’s bad side?” — “I came to class late every day.” “你怎么惹老师生气了？”——“因为我每天上课都迟到。”

　　PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

　　Choose the best substitute for the phrase or sentence in bold:

　　1) After my terrible flight aboard Toledo Airlines, I wrote them a letter and gave them a piece of my mind.

　　a)    complained

　　b)    praised their service

　　c)   asked for my money back

　　2)    Doug is getting promoted instead of me? That makes my blood boil!

　　a)    He deserves it.

　　b)    I'm very angry about that.

　　c)    I'm glad you told me.

　　3)    Tara's mother−in−law keeps telling her how to raise her kids. She's always sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong.

　　a)    providing helpful advice

　　b)    looking for ways to help people

　　c)    providing unwanted advice

　　4)    If you refuse to work overtime, you’re going to get on your boss’ bad side.

　　a)    your boss is going to be angry with you

　　b)    your boss will force you to

　　c)    your boss will be pleased with you

　　5) Please don’t bring this up again. You know I hate talking about money.

　　a) don’t raise this topic for discussion

　　b) don’t ignore this topic

　　c) don’t change topics

　　ANSWERS: 1. A;     2. B;     3. C;     4. A;     5. A

　　全文翻译：

　　安琪拉: 莎拉，我不是要多管闲事，但你和马克分手了吗?上星期六我看见他和另一个女人在一起。

　　萨拉: 你确定是他吗? 真是气死我了!

　　安琪拉: 是的。抱歉我提起这事，但我想你会想知道。

　　萨拉: 我要找他说个清楚!

　　安琪拉: 请别告诉他是我告诉你的!我不想得罪他。