迷你对话学地道口语第237期:坦然面对

　　迷你对话：
A: I can look anybody in the face because I’ve done nothing to make me feel guilty or something.
我可以坦然面对任何人，因为我从来不干亏心等诸如此类的事情。
B: There are not so many people like you.
像您这样的人可真不多呀。
A: You’er flattering¹ me.
你真是恭维我了。
地道表达：
look someone in the face
解词释义：
这个短语多与able to或者close to连用。
变异短语：look sb in they eye
look in the face of sb.
支持范例：
If he knows, how can I look him in the face again?
他要是知道了，我怎么好意思再见他？
I was so ashamed that I could not look him in the face.
我羞愧难当,不敢正视他。
How can you fight your cancer if you cannot look it in the face?
你要不是敢正视你的癌症,你怎么能去战胜它呢?
We must look the facts in the face.
我们必须正视事实。
词海拾贝：
or something：诸如此类的什么
Eg. He is a scientist or something.
他大概是科学家之类的人物。
Eg. I wish I were a movie comedian² or something like that.
我真希望我是一个喜剧演员或诸如此类的人。
Eg. She's got a cold or something.
她大概是受了凉。
He has gone to to make a cup of tea or something?
他是去做沏杯茶之类的事情吗？

1 flattering   

adj. 奉承的, 谄媚的 动词flatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I found it flattering that he still recognized me after all these years. 过了这么多年他还认得我，使我觉得荣幸。
• Jamie was adroit at flattering others. 杰米很会拍马屁。

2 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。