愉悦口语:第151期 恭维英文怎么说

 　　讲解文本：

　　butter² up 恭维，说好话

　　He bought³ two expensive⁴ watches⁵ to butter up her parents⁶.

　　他买了两只昂贵的手表来讨好她爸妈。

　　I know he's trying⁷ to butter me up, but I am not buying⁸ it.

　　我知道他想拍我的马匹，我才不吃这套呢。

　　疯狂练习吧！

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参考例句：

2 butter   

n.奶油，黄油

参考例句：

• Do not they sell butter?他们不卖黄油吗？
• Give me a pat of butter.给我一块儿黄油。

3 bought   

v.购买，购得( buy的过去式和过去分词 )；做出牺牲以获得；够支付；买通

参考例句：

• He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he'd invited. 他预料来的客人会比邀请的多，就多买了食物。
• He bought me a new coat. 他给我买了一件新外套。

4 expensive   

adj.昂贵的，花钱多的

参考例句：

• The shirt is much too expensive.这件衬衫很昂贵。
• This is a very expensive shirt.这是非常昂贵的衬衫。

5 watches   

n.表( watch的名词复数 )；手表；值夜班

参考例句：

• This is the Cadillac of watches. 这款手表堪称极品。
• She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life. 她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。

6 parents   

n.父母，双亲

参考例句：

• How I miss my parents!我多么想念我的父母亲呀！
• She still lives with her parents.她仍然与父母亲住在一起。

7 trying   

adj.令人难于忍受的；难堪的；令人厌烦的v.试图( try的现在分词)；试验，尝试；审讯

参考例句：

• an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback 试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
• We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job. 我们在努力编制一份适合做这项工作的人员名单。

8 buying   

n.购买v.购买，购得( buy的现在分词 )；做出牺牲以获得；够支付；买通

参考例句：

• a cautionary tale about the problems of buying a computer 有关购买计算机时可能遇到种种问题的告诫
• Buying new furniture may prove too costly. 购买新家具可能会花钱太多。