第一， 迷你對話

A: Why are you still so kind to her?

你怎么對她這么好？

B: I shall never forget all the wonderful things she had done for me when I was in need of help.

我永遠(yuǎn)也忘不了，在我需要幫助的時(shí)候，她為我所做的一切。

A: But that was all past.

但那都過去了。

B: I know, but I wouldn’t kick down the ladder and forget all her kindness.

我知道，但是我不能過河拆橋，忘記他的好。

第二， 地道表達(dá)

kick down the ladder

1. 解詞釋義

Kick down the ladder的意思是“過河拆橋”“忘恩負(fù)義”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. As soon as Harris became manager of the company he kicked down the ladder and turned his back on his former friends．

哈里斯一當(dāng)上經(jīng)理就翻臉不認(rèn)人，不理睬過去的朋友了。

e.g. You should not kick down the ladder when you have succeeded.

你成功后不應(yīng)該過河拆橋。