英语口语练习小对话 第69期:插嘴

迷你对话：

A:Why are you so rude to your wife?

你为什么对你的妻子这么无礼粗鲁。

B:I didn't like her butting in where I didn't want her. She's a chatter box.

我不喜欢他干涉我的事情，她老是唠唠叨叨的讲个不停。

A:But she means to help you, not to trouble you.

但她是想帮你的，而不是给你添乱的。

B:I know. But I just can't stand her butting in when I was trying to emphasize a point.

我知道，我就是不能容忍我要强调要点的时候她插嘴。

地道表达：

butt in

小编讲解：

butt做动词，意思是“猛撞”所以butt in就是向......猛撞。另外，butt in还可以引申为“插嘴”“插手”或“干涉”之意。

支持范例：

Eg.Don't butt in on other people's private affairs.

不要干涉别人的私事。

Eg.His boy's looking after him and there's no cause for you to utt in!

有他的佣人照顾他，用不着你插一脚！

Eg.It' s none of your business, so please don' t butt in.

此事与你无关，请勿介入。

Eg.Sorry to butt in, but do I hear you say you'll get married next month?

对不起打断一下，我听说你下个月要结婚了?

词海拾贝：

1.a chatterbox：喋喋不休的人，说话说个不停的人，唠唠叨叨的人

Eg.That chatterbox will talk 24 hours a day if she do not sleep at night.

那个话匣子如果晚上不用睡觉的话,可以二十四小时喋喋不休。

Eg.You will be a real chatterbox this week.

你本周会喋喋不休的唠叨。

2.emphasize a point：强调重点

3.be rude to sb：对某人粗鲁

4.stand sb：忍受某人