口语日常表达你是个输不起的人

　　【口语日常故事梗概】

　　猜哑谜游戏不提起Carl的兴致，他还在对因为手术而不能有诞辰派对的事耿耿于怀。

　　Molly: Carl, now you know charades. Why don't you join us?

　　Carl: I don't like charades. It's for babies.

　　Molly: Oh, I like it.

　　Carl: Well, they're babies.

　　Betty: You're a sore loser.

　　Tim: Yeah.

　　Molly: No arguing. Save you voices. Between now and tomorrow you're all going to have your tonsils out,. And you won't be able to speak for a while. So save your voices till then.

　　Philip: Hi, gang. Hi, everybody. Well, what's going on?

　　Molly: I sure am glad to see you, Dr. Stewart. This is a rough group.

　　Carl: I didn't want to play charades, so they're angry at me.

　　Philip: Why don't you want to play?

　　Carl: Because I don't want to be here. I don't want my tonsils out.

　　Philip: Why not?

　　Carl: Because my birthday is tomorrow. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.

　　Molly: But you can have one when you go home, Carl.

　　Carl: But my birthday is tomorrow.

　　Philip: I'm sorry, Carl.

　　Molly: Carl, you'll have your party when you go home.

　　Carl: But it won't be on my birthday! And you promised me a surprise.

　　【口语日常语言点精讲】

　　1. You're a sore loser.

　　你是个输不起的人。

　　a sore loser: 输不起的人。用来形容一些玩游戏输了，就表现得有失风度的人。a sore loser 也能够叫 a bad loser。输得有风度的人叫 a good loser。

　　2. No arguing.

　　别吵。No+动名词，构成一个命令句，表示禁止做某事，用于禁止别人做某事，也常浮现在告示上。又如:

　　No littering.（制止乱扔果皮纸屑。）

　　No smoking.（禁止吸烟。）

　　3. Hi, gang. Hi, everybody.

　　嗨，各位。两句都是用很轻松随便的口吻来向一群人打号召的非正式短语。

　　gang: 一帮人，一群人。

　　4. Well, what's going on?

　　再干什么呢？怎么这么热闹啊？也可能说成 What's happening?

　　going on: 进行，发生。

　　5. This is a rough group.

　　这帮（孩子）可真不好对付。Molly在说这这句话时带有一种开玩笑的口气。

　　6. I didn't want to play charades, so they're angry at me.

　　我不想玩猜哑谜，所以他们都生我的气了。

　　be angry at someone: 口语日常表达生某人的气，对某人发怒。

　　7. My mother promised me a birthday party with a clown.

　　我妈妈允许给我举办生日庆祝会，并请小丑来助兴。

　　promise someone something: 容许给某人以某物，承诺给某人某物。