摘要:XB: Jessica, 今天我可是太丢人了。XB: puppy-dog eyes。

今天是小北要问的:摆臭脸。

XB: Jessica, 今天我可是太丢人了!

Jessica: What happened?

XB: 我在图书馆听电脑里的音乐,图书管理员过来说

Jessica: Oh! That's why people were mean mugging you!

XB: 啊?什么意思?

Jessica: To mean mug someone means to give someone an angry look.

XB: 啊,mean mug someone就是冲某人摆臭脸. I was wondering why everyone in the library was mean mugging me!

Jessica: You can also use the phrase "to give someone an evil eye." It also means to glare at someone with a lot of anger and hatred.

XB: I see. Give someone an evil eye就是恨恨地瞪着别人。

Jessica: 活该!

XB: I agree! 发觉我的电脑实在太慢了,我打算跟我爸张口

Jessica: Didn't your Dad just pay for your trip to Hong Kong?

XB:那是没错啦!

Jessica: Haha! Daddy's little girl likes to use the puppy-dog eyes trick!

XB: puppy-dog eyes? 小狗的眼睛?

Jessica: 对啊。When you give someone those puppy-dog eyes, you enlarge your eyes over dramatically with a sad face to get whatever you desire.

XB: 哦!就是睁大眼睛,像小狗一样卖萌装可怜! Hey, my little nephew gives me those puppy-dog eyes every time he wants to play with my iPad!

Jessica: Did you give it to him?

XB: 我才不吃这一套!

Jessicaf: So what did he do?

XB: 那还用问,he started mean mugging me!

XB: 今天我们学了,摆臭脸是mean mug someone; 恨恨瞪别人是give someone an evil eye; 睁大眼睛卖萌装可怜是give someone those puppy-dog eyes.

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