第一,迷你對話
A: The tickets have been sold out.
票已經(jīng)全部售完。
B: I had told you to make good preparation inadvance, but you turned a deaf ear.
我早就告訴您叫您提前準(zhǔn)備,但是你不聽。
第二,地道表達(dá)
turn a deaf ear
1. 解詞釋義
Turn a deaf ear的字面意思為“耳朵變聾了”,比喻為“裝聾作啞”或“置若罔聞”,簡而言之就是指裝作沒聽見。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. If you turn a deaf ear to the masses' criticism, sooner or later you will have to pay for it.
聽不進(jìn)群眾意見, 早晚要吃苦頭的。
e.g. How could you turn a deaf ear to her requests for help?
你怎么能對她的請求幫助置之不理 呢 ?
第三,咬文嚼字
1. be sold out:賣完
e.g. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
這場演出的門票也是幾乎在開演前就銷售一空了。
e.g. The stores are sometimes sold out of certain groceries.
有時商店里的某些雜貨會有脫銷的現(xiàn)象。
2. in advance:提前
e.g. I had asked everyone to submit questions in advance of the meeting
我已請每個人在會議之前提交問題。
e.g. It is a good idea to place your order well in advance.
早早就提前下單是個好主意。
3. make a good preparation:做好準(zhǔn)備
e.g. He had made a good preparation for the final exams so he aced it.
因?yàn)樗麑ζ谀┛荚囎龊昧藴?zhǔn)備,所以他考得了滿分。