美国习语：大发雷霆.docx

文档介绍：美国习语：大发雷霆
例句-1: This stupid idiot passed me on the left, then cut in ahead of me so close I had to jam on the brakes to

美国习语：大发雷霆
例句-1: This stupid idiot passed me on the left, then cut in ahead of me so close I had to jam on the brakes to keep from hitting him. When I caught up with him at the stoplight, I rolled down my window, and boy, did I give him a piece of my mind.
这个人说：这个混蛋，他从我左边超车，然后在靠我很近的地方就往我前面挤，我不得不急煞车，否则我的车就要撞上他的车了。当我在红灯的地方和他平行的时候，嗬，我可把他臭骂了一顿。
下面这个例子是一个公司经理对他的办公室主任不满，他说：
例句-2: Today I”ll give my business manager a piece of my mind. I”m tired of him coming in an hour late every day. I”ll tell him to be here on time or look for a job some place else.
他说：今日我得好好地把办公室主任说一顿。他每天迟到一小时，真叫人厌烦。我要叫他准时来上班，否则就到别处去另找工作。
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在美国口语里有一些表示生气的习惯用语都是由tell这个字组成的。其中美国人最常用的一个就是：to tell someone off。To tell someone off也是表示生气，但是也包含一些拒绝某人要求的意思，例如：


例句-3: My brother-in-law borrowed !00 from me six months ago and never paid me back. So when he tried to bo