第一， 迷你對話

A: Don’t trust him.

不要相信他。

B: Why?

為什么？

A: He has an itching palm and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits.

他很貪財，肯定會從你身上騙取好處。

B: Then I must be careful about him.

那我必須小心了。

第二， 地道表達

have an itching palm

1. 解詞釋義

Have an itching palm表示“貪財，貪錢”的意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He has an itching palm and will certainly accept the money.

他很貪財,肯定會收下錢的。

e.g. Well, I had an itching palm and I was dumb and now I'm sorry.

只怪我過去貪財，我真蠢，現在我后悔了。

第三， 咬文嚼字

cheat sb. out of：騙取

e.g. He was cheated out of his money.

他的錢被人騙走了。

be careful about：對……小心

e.g. A good writer is careful about details.

凡是優秀作家都重視細節的描寫。

e.g. He had to be extremely careful about the way he handled this.

他必須非常仔細地選取自己介入這件事情的方式。

e.g. You must be careful about what you say or do.

你一言一行都必須謹慎小心。