評(píng)論
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Li: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Li and with me is Rob. Hi Rob.
李：大家好，歡迎來到我們所說的英語。我是李，和我一起的是羅伯。你好，羅伯。
Rob: Hi Li. It looks like you've been busy.
羅伯：你好，李。你看起來很忙。
Li: I've just picked up some groceries from the local shop, you know - milk, eggs, bread, flour - I'm going to make a cake.
李：我剛才在當(dāng)?shù)氐纳痰曩I了一些食品雜貨，你知道的——牛奶，雞蛋，面包，面粉——我將要做一個(gè)蛋糕。
Rob: Oh good. So how was Mr Brown, the shopkeeper? Hasn't he just split up with his wife?
羅伯：哦好的。那么布朗先生怎么樣，那個(gè)店長(zhǎng)？他和妻子離婚了嗎？
Li: He has. It was tricky in the shop. I didn't want to say anything to him just in case I mentioned his wife. I only said: "Good morning", and he just said: "Is it?"
李：離了。店里很棘手。我不想和他說任何話以防提到他的妻子。我只說了：“早上好”，然后他說：“好嗎？”
Rob: Hmm, it sounds like you've been treading on eggshells.
羅伯：嗯，聽起來你像走在雞蛋殼上。
Li: Oh no, the shop was very clean, nothing on the floor - I don't really think he's the sort of person to throw food around!
李：哦不，商店很干凈，地面上沒有東西——我真的覺得他不是把食物到處扔的那種人！
Rob: No Li - I mean you were trying very hard not to upset him - that's what treading on eggshells means.
羅伯：不李，我的意思是你努力試著不去讓他難過，這才是走在雞蛋殼上的意思。
Li: Oh! So it's about being nice - it's about being sensitive to the situation?
李：哦！所以它是說做的好，對(duì)情況很敏感？
Rob: Yes.
羅伯：是的。
Li: Well, I was very sensitive. But what have eggshells got to do with it?
李：我很敏感。但是和雞蛋殼有什么關(guān)系？
Rob: Well, if there were eggshells on the floor literally you would have to be very careful where you put your feet!
羅伯：從字面上說，如果地面上有地蛋殼你走路就會(huì)非常小心！
Li: OK, but this phrase means you are being careful about what you say. Let's hear some examples:
李：好的，但是這個(gè)詞組意思是你對(duì)你說的話很小心。讓我們來聽一些例子吧：
I had to be so careful with what I said to my ex-girlfriend. The smallest thing made her angry: it was like treading on eggshells.
我得小心跟我的女朋友說話。很小的事都會(huì)惹怒她：我如履薄冰。
Ever since my argument with my neighbour about parking, I feel like I've been treading on eggshells.
自從我和鄰居在停車問題上爭(zhēng)吵了，我變得如履薄冰。
Since my friend's father died, I don't know what to say to him: it's like treading on eggshells.
自從我朋友的父親去世了，我不知道和他說什么：我如履薄冰。
Li: So, treading on eggshells can be awkward because you don't know what to say and you don't want to offend someone. So Rob, what should I have said to Mr Brown?
李：所以，行走在雞蛋殼上可能回很尷尬因?yàn)槟悴恢勒f什么而且你不想冒犯他人。那么羅伯，我應(yīng)該和布朗先生說什么？
Rob: You could have said 'plenty more fish in the sea!'
羅伯：你本可以說“大海里有好多魚！”
Li: What?!
李：什么？！
Rob: Or... 'I didn't like her much anyway'?
羅伯：或者，“我本來也不喜歡她”？
Li: Rob, I think that's the opposite of treading on eggshells.
李：羅伯，我覺得這是如履薄冰的反面。
Rob: Really? Anyway let me help you with your shopping... oops.
羅伯：真的嗎？不管怎樣讓我來幫你提著吧...喔。
Li: Rob! You've dropped the eggs all over my kitchen floor.
李：羅伯！你把我的廚房地板掉的滿是雞蛋。
Rob: Now you really will be walking on eggshells!
羅伯：現(xiàn)在你真的要在雞蛋殼上行走了！
Li: That's not funny.
李：這并不搞笑。
Rob: I didn't like your cakes much anyway.
羅伯：反正我也不喜歡你的蛋糕。
Both: Bye.
一起：再見。
