第九课|爱情： “欲擒故纵”怎么说？

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标题

爱情：“欲擒故纵”怎么说？

对话原文及知识点 

对话一：

A: You won’t believe this. Andy and Laura have hooked up!

B: No way! I thought Laura hates Andy.

A: Nope. She just played hard-to-get in the first place. Later on they flirted with each other in a hot way.

知识点：

1. hook up  恋爱

2. I thought...  我原以为

3. play hard-to-get  矜持 摆谱 

4. in the first place 一开始

5. flirt 调情 

    flirt with someone = hit on someone= make a pass at someone

对话二： 

A: I think I am in love with Emily.

B: No kidding!

A: It’s love at first sight, man.

B: Why don’t you try to catch her eye?

A: I don’t have a prayer with someone like her.

B: Don’t know until you try.

A: Yeah, but...

B: Go on! I am sure she will give you a fair shake.

A: Ok. I’ll try out.

知识点：

1. love at first sight   一见钟情

2. catch sb’s eye 抓住别人的注意力 

3. not have a prayer 没有希望

   e.g. She is now forty, and doesn’t have a prayer of getting married. 

          她四十岁了，结婚的希望不大。

4. give sb. a fair shake 公平对待， 一视同仁

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