每天三分钟学英语 第343期:英文"控制欲强"怎么说?你是一个“控制欲强”的人吗?

情景对话：
Mitch: That's an incredibly manipulative thing to say.
Cam: Well, that's not how I meant it. And that hurts my feelings.
Mitch: Oh, my God. This is so lame and transparent.

知识点讲解：

Manipulative
[m??n?pj?le?t?v]
控制欲强的

这是一个高级词汇，贬义。
这样形容一个人时可不是好话。

【例句】
Jess is the most manipulative woman I've ever met. She always plays the victim to get whatever she wants.
Jess是我见过的控制欲最强的女人，她总是扮演受害者来达到自己的目的。

That's not how I meant it.
我不是那个意思。

这句话直接拿来就用哦~
别人误解我们时，可以用来解释。

【例句】
A: What do you mean “slow”? Are you saying I'm stupid?
你说我“慢”什么意思？你是说我笨么？
B: That's not how I meant it. I just mean you take a long time to think.
我不是那个意思。我的意思是你思考的时间有点长。

继续剧情：
Cam: Busted. You know, you're so much smarter than me.
Mitch: Oh, I wish I knew where your "off" switch was.

知识点讲解：

Busted.
被你发现了/被抓住。

在生活中，小花招被看穿后，
我们就可以这样说哦~

【例句一】
He's busted by the police.
他被警察抓起来了。

【例句二】
A: Oh my god, you're trying to get Harriet to go out with you.
天呐，你想约Harriet出去。
B: Busted. How did you find out?
被你发现了，你怎么发现的？

I wish I knew…
真希望我知道…

这是一个“虚拟语气”用法

【例句一】
I wish I knew what his plan was because what he's asking me to do doesn't make sense.
真希望我知道他的计划，因为他让我做的事根本说不通啊。

【例句二】
I wish I knew the answer to this question. It is worth thirty points.
我真希望知道这道题的答案，它值三十分呢。