英语俚语天天说 第105期:Twist someone's arm说服某人

 　　【俚语】

　　Twist someone's arm —说服别人

　　Twist是拧，用力扭转的意思。一个人要是给别人把手臂拧到身后去那是很难受的。To twist someone's arm这个习惯用语的意思也正是如此。

　　注意：twist someone's arm 指给某人施加压力，迫使他做你要他做的事。

　　【例句】

　　1.My son has been twisting my arm to let him take my car out on a date ever since he got his driver's license¹.

　　自从我儿子拿到驾驶执照以来，他一直闹着要开我的车去赴约会。

　　2.I didn't want see that movie about Mozart, but my roomate twisted my arm.

　　我本来不想去看那个有关莫扎特的电影的。可是，我同房间的同学硬逼着要我去。

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。