E聊吧第379期:“小題大做”的各種表達
網羅天下新鮮、好玩、有趣、時尚的英語表達,盡在獨家專欄節目"E聊吧"。
本期節目的topic:小題大做
最近上課的時候總髮現一些學生喜歡鑽牛角尖,想太多,對於一個很簡單的問題總是鑽來鑽去,搞得自己很混亂。其實對於一些小問題,大家沒必要太驚訝,不需要小題大做。
I don't want to overanalyze.我不想小題大做。
overanalyze 過度分析,想得太多,鑽牛角尖(出自《吸血鬼日記》the Vampire Diaries )
She made a meal of that job—it took her five hours!
她有點小題大做了,這活居然花了她五個小時!
make a meal of小題大作;做得太過分
It's only a small disagreement—don't make an issue of it.
那僅僅是個小分歧——咱們別小題大做。
make an issue of借題發揮,做文章
You make too much fuss about trifles.
你太小題大做了。
make too much fuss小題大做,大驚小怪
Was it just a storm in a teacup? 只是小題大做?
a storm in a teacup 小題大做,大驚小怪,茶杯風暴
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