迷你对话学地道口语第124期:吃饭

　　迷你对话：
A:Will you ask Frank¹ to help me out of the difficulty?
你能让弗兰克帮助我摆脱困境吗？
B:Yes, I will. But now he isfeeding his face.
可是，但是现在他在吃饭。
A:Then what?
那又怎么样？
B:When he is feeding his face the hates being bothered.
他吃饭时，最讨厌别人打搅他。
地道表达：
feed one’s face
解词释义：
feed是动词，表示“给（人或动物）食物，喂养，饲养”等意。这个短语为日常用语，它的字面意思是“喂某人的脸”，引申为“吃饭”。
支持范例：
Eg.Having washed,they were now ready to feed our faces.
洗完衣服他们现在准备吃饭。
Eg.For my part, I don't mind where we feed our faces.
对我来说, 到哪儿吃饭都无所谓。
词海拾贝：
help sb out of：帮助某人脱离
Eg.I think I can help you out of your trouble.
我想我能够帮您摆脱困境。
Eg.He' s the one man who can help you out of your difficulty.
他是惟一能帮助你摆脱困境的人。
Eg.He asked me, cap in hand, if I could help him out of his financial difficulties.
他毕恭毕敬地问我能不能帮他摆脱财政困难。
Eg.I don't want anybody to help me out of pity.
我不要任何人出于怜悯来帮助我。
hate + V+ing：讨厌做某事
Eg.What do you hate doing around the house?
你讨厌在家里做什么？
Eg.I hate doing experiments. They always go wrong for me.
我最恨做实验，我每次做都出岔错。
Eg.I hate doing the damn² laundry.
我讨厌洗这该死的衣服。

1 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

2 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。