2011年實用口語練習:各種哭的說法(一)

1、reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流淚

He nagged and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.

他嘮嘮叨叨，不停地抱怨，使路易斯不禁流淚。

2、somebody’s eyes water（風、煙霧等） 使眼睛淌眼淚

Joe’s eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.

喬的雙眼正被因滿屋的煙霧熏得淌眼淚。

3、cry one’s eyes out（口語）痛哭流涕，哭得很傷心

Cecil came round later, crying his eyes out, asking me to forgive him.

賽西爾后來來了，哭得很傷心，請求我原諒他。

4、make somebody cry讓某人哭，惹某人哭

David often teases his little sister and makes her cry.

大衛(wèi)經(jīng)常惹她妹妹哭。

5、break down（因情緒失去控制而）痛哭，大哭

I left quickly，not wanting to break down in front of the children.

我趕快離開了，因為我不想在孩子們面前大哭。

6、have a lump in one’s throat（因感動、悲傷而)哽咽，喉嚨哽住

There was a lump in my throat and I didn’t speak because I knew I would cry.

我哽咽了，沒有說話，因為我知道我會哭的。

7、turn on the water works（口語）(撒嬌）哭出來，(故意)哭起來

It’s no good turning on the water works. You can’t stay home from school.

你哭也沒用，因為你不能逃學。