【口语版】“大惊小怪”英语怎么说？

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帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语

A: What have you known?

你知道些什么？

B: Nothing, but I just overheard something.

没什么，我只是听说一些事。

A: Okay. Tell me what you have overheard.

那好，告诉我你听说些什么事。

B: Only some fragments of words.

只是些只言片语。

A: I'm afraid something bad is likely to happen.

我担心可能要发生什么不好的事了。

B: I think you're making a big deal out of it.

我认为你是小题大做。

make a big deal out of

大惊小怪；小题大做

Don’t make a big deal out of it; it’s just a small mistake.

别把它看得太严重，这只是一个微小的失误。

My sister made a big deal out of her first date, dressing up for hours and worrying about every little detail.

我姐姐把她的第一次约会看得很重要，花了几个小时打扮，并且担心每一个小细节。

The team made a big deal out of winning the local tournament, even though it was a small event.

球队把赢得地方锦标赛看得很重要，尽管它只是一个小型赛事。

fragment

片段；碎片

The archaeologists discovered a fragment of an ancient tool.

考古学家发现了一件古代工具的碎片。

I only caught a fragment of their conversation, so I’m not sure what they were talking about.

我只听到了他们对话的一小部分，所以我不确定他们在谈论什么。

The news report only gave us fragments of information about the incident.

新闻报道只提供了关于事件的一些零碎信息。

overhear

无意中听到

He overheard his neighbors arguing last night.

他昨晚无意中听到邻居在争吵。

I overheard the teachers discussing the exam results.

我无意中听到老师们在讨论考试成绩。

He overheard a conversation about a job opening.

他无意中听到关于一个职位空缺的对话。

be likely to

可能

It’s likely to rain tomorrow, so bring an umbrella.

明天很可能会下雨，所以带上雨伞。

People who exercise regularly are likely to have better health.

经常锻炼的人很可能会有更好的健康状况。

Children who read a lot are likely to have a rich vocabulary.

经常阅读的孩子很可能会词汇丰富。