英語口語練習小對話 第562期:是真的就承認吧

Subject：If the shoes fits, wear it.

迷你對話

A: I was punished for copying other’s paper and admitting it. It was so depressed.

我抄襲別人的論文而且還不承認，我給批評了。我好鬱悶呀！

B: You should pay for what you have done. If the shoe fits, wear it.

你該爲你的所作所爲付出代價，如果是真的就承認吧。

1. 解釋

“If the shoe fits, wear it.”的字面意思是“如果鞋子大小合適的話，就穿上吧。”或者是“鞋合腳的話，就穿上吧。”引申爲“”如果批評得對，就接受吧。”或者是“如果是真的就承認吧。”或者是“假如你覺得這件事情適合，你就去嘗試吧。”

2. 對話

A: I am very sad that my mother blamed that I had broken the vase.

我好傷心啊，我媽媽責怪我把花瓶打壞了。

B: Come on! If the shoe fits, wear it. And I think your mother will be not angry any more.

好啦，如果是真的就承認吧。我想你媽媽不會再生氣的了。

Ps 1: be punished for的意思是“因......而受懲罰”。例如：

The child was punished for playing truant. 孩子因逃學受到懲罰。

The guard was punished for deserting his post. 衛兵因擅離職守而受到處罰。