老外最常用的英文短语 第61期:give somebody a hard time

 释义：

give somebody a hard time 让某人难受，欺负某人

正如字面上的含义，表示“给某人带来艰难的时光”或“让某人难受”。如果宾语变成自己的话 give oneself¹ a hard time 就表示“自责”的意思。

例句：

Please don't give me a hard time.

别让我难受。

Why did you give me such a hard time?

你为什么要那么欺负我？

Don't give yourself too hard time.

不要过于自责。

对话：

A: Your clothes are really ugly today.

你今天的衣服真难看啊。

B: Come on! Don't give me a hard time.

拜托，别欺负我。

1 oneself   

pron.[反身代词]自己；亲自，本人

参考例句：

• If one wants to learn it,one must do it oneself.要想学会它就得亲自去做。
• It is not good to think only of oneself.只为自己着想是不好的。