你有没有因为十分生气而对别人大发雷霆?美国人有一个说法是形容这种情绪的,那就是:to give someone a piece of ones mind。To give someone a piece of ones mind是指对某人大发雷霆。例如,一个人开汽车出门,在路上一个开车不守规则、横冲乱闯的人把他弄得很紧张,差点儿没出事。他回到家还在生气,于是他对家里的人说:
例句-1: This stupid idiot passed me on the left, then cut in ahead of me so close I had to jam on the brakes to keep from hitting him. When I caught up with him at the stoplight, I rolled down my window, and boy, did I give him a piece of my mind.
这个人说:这个混蛋,他从我左边超车,然后在靠我很近的地方就往我前面挤,我不得不急煞车,否则我的车就要撞上他的车了。当我在红灯的地方和他平行的时候,嗬,我可把他臭骂了一顿。
下面这个例子是一个公司经理对他的办公室主任不满,他说:
例句-2: Today Ill give my business manager a piece of my mind. Im tired of him coming in an hour late every day. Ill tell him to be here on time or look for a job some place else.
他说:今天我得好好地把办公室主任说一顿。他每天迟到一小时,真叫人讨厌。我要叫他准时来上班,否则就到别处去另找工作。
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