例句-2:This coach tried to soft pedal his team's chance to win the title. He said he has very tough opponents to play, his best player is hurt and so on and so on, but from everything I hear he really ought to have the number one team in the whole country.
这位教练说自己的球队获得全国冠军的机会并不怎么大。他说他的对手实力很强,他最好的球员受了伤,等等,等等。但是从我听到的种种消息,他的球队实在是全国数一数二的。
今天我们要讲的第三个习惯用语是:soft touch。Touch这个词最普遍的意思是用身体的某个部分,一般是用手指去触摸某样东西,看看它的感觉是什么样的。但是touch和soft合在一起作为一个习惯用语,它的意思就不同了。Soft touch指的是一个很容易被某人说服去做某件事的人,例如借钱给你等;也就是说这个人很好说话。
我们来举个例子。Freddie正努力攒钱来偿付他的欠债。例句里说话的人正在替Freddie出主意。他说:
例句-3:Freddie, why don't you tell our friend Bill you are in trouble with people you owe and ask him to loan you the money. He has a good heart and he is a soft touch for people in a tight spot. He knows you will pay him back as soon as you can.
弗雷迪,你要不跟我们的朋友比尔说你因为欠债处境有点困难,问他借点钱。他心地很好,听到有人有困难他很愿意帮忙的。他也知道你会尽快把钱还他的。
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