第一， 迷你對話

A: I simply couldn’t help giving him the fish-eye when I knew all that.

當我了解這一切之后，我只是忍不住忍不住對他冷眼相待。

B: But Ben is not a bad man. I know him from A to Z.

但是他不是一個壞小伙，我非常了解他。

A: However, he disappointed us very much this time.

但是，這次他讓我太失望了。

B: I can understand that. But…

我能理解，但是……

第二， 地道表達

give someone the fish-eye

1. 解詞釋義

Give someone the fish –eye的意思是“冷眼相待某人”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. People give social climbers the fish-eye.

人們通常瞧不起社會上那些攀龍附鳳的人。

e.g. We must not give the fish-eye to those who have lagged behind.

我們不應該瞧不起后進的人。

e.g. They were given the fish-eye in the old society.

在舊社會,他們是被人看不起的。

第三， 咬文嚼字

1. could not doing something：禁不住做某事

e.g. We could not help being impressed by the majesty of the lofty mountains.

高山的雄偉壯麗不能不在我們心目中留下深刻的印象。

e.g. She could not help her tears, and yielded to the overflow.

她禁不住熱淚盈眶，接著就聽憑眼淚流了下來。

2. from A to Z：徹底地，從頭至尾地

e.g. Mr. Smith knows the subject from A to Z.

史密斯先生精通此學科。