Subject：I knew then he had told me a sob story.
迷你对话
A: I knew when he had told me a sob story.
我后来才知道他说的都是假话。
B: He fooled you by telling you to enter the wrong classroom. That’s sick.
他在戏弄你，让您走错教室，太过分了。
地道表达
a sob story
1. 解词释义
Sob是“哭泣”的意思，story就是“故事”，而sob story的意思是“某人编造一个令人伤心的故事来赢得别人的同情，甚至与欺骗别人，让人给钱给他”。其英文解释为：a sad story that is likely to draw tears。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. He set me up by telling me a sob story.
他讲一个悲伤的故事给我听，使我落入圈套。
e.g. The beggar told us a long sob story before she asked for money.
那个叫花子先给我们讲了一个长而催人泪下的故事，然后向我们讨钱。
e.g. My brother told me a real sob story，so I tend him$10.
我哥哥给我讲了一个非常催人泪下的煽情故事，骗我借给他十块钱。 |