Play hardball 跟“打球”没关系哟~

微信 yiquenglish 意趣英语 微博 @意趣英语 情景对话： Claire: Phil, where are you? You have to get down here and stop Haley from getting a tattoo. Phil: What, no, you stop her! Claire: I can't. I made a commitment to being her friend. Phil: Why would you do that? 知识点讲解： Make a commitment to 保证，承诺 【例句一】 I can't just not go. I made a commitment to helping out at this event weeks ago. 我不能就这么不去。我几周前就保证过要在这个活动上帮忙。 【例句二】 You made a commitment to being there for me whenever I needed you. Are you gonna break that? 你保证过无论什么时候我需要你，你都会帮我。你要反悔么？ Why would you do that? 为什么你要那么做？ 【例句一】 A: I promised Harry I'd go to the opera with him. 我已经答应Harry和他去看歌剧。 B: Why would you do that? It's so boring. 为什么你要答应他。看歌剧多无聊。 【例句二】 You dyed your hair purple? Why would you do that? You work at fortune 500 company. 你把头发染成紫色了？为什么要这么做？你可是在财富500强的公司工作的啊。 对话： Phil: I'd love to, but your dad played hardball and we lost it. Claire: How on earth did you let that happen?! 知识点： I'd love to, but… 我很愿意，但是… 【例句一】 I'd love to give you my notes, but I lent them to someone else. 我很愿意借给你笔记来着，但是我已经借给其他人了，真是抱歉。 【例句二】 I'd love to stay here and chat, but my lunch break's up and I got get back to the office. 我本来想呆在这聊天的，但是我的午休时间已经到了，我得回办公室上班了。 Play hardball 态度强硬，坚决 【例句一】 My girl won't let me go this weekend. She's playing hardball, but I think I can convince her to change her mind. 我女朋友不让我这周末出去。她的态度可是很强硬的。但是我觉得我能让她改主意。 【例句二】 If they want to play hardball, then that's exactly what we'll do. Withdraw the offer from the table. 如果他们态度很坚决，我也来硬的。撤回我们的报价不谈了。 微信 yiquenglish 意趣英语 微博 @意趣英语