迷你对话学地道口语第320期：斤斤计较

 迷你对话

A: My mother likes to split hairs.

我妈妈总是过于计较。

B: What do you mean by that?

你这话是什么意思。

A: She has keen to buy something which is much cheaper.

她喜欢买更加便宜的东西。

B: Mothers like that.

母亲都是这样。

对话精讲

第一、地道短语

split hairs

1 解词释义

该语的意思是逐步演变而来的。最初是指"将东西分成若干平均的等分"。后来该语有了讽刺意义，指人"为了小事斤斤计较"，"争论不休""钻牛角尖"。

2 支持范例

Let's not split hairs over words, let's look at the facts.

咱们不要在辞句上吹毛求疵了，还是看事实吧。

You really don't need to split hairs on this issue.

对于这件事，你实在不必过分细心。

第二、词海拾贝

keen to：热衷于

e.g. He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall.

他很想去看看长城。

e.g. She' s keen to get ahead in her career.

她热望在事业上出人头地。

e.g. She loved clothes, and was always immensely keen to show off any new purchase.

她喜欢各式衣服，而且常常希望显示自己新买的衣服。

e.g. She' s keen to get in on any discussions about the new project.

她一心想参加有关新计画的讨论。