英語早間課堂:教您一招說笑(2)
我們先來聽下面的2個句子。
例句-1：He could sense that his former colleagues were laughing up their sleeves over his dismissal.
例句-2：We were all laughing up our sleeves at our brother when he sat down at the dinner table. He had seen his girl off at the airport and had lipstick on his face and he didn't know it.
接招：在我們剛才聽到的2個例句中都用到了同一個詞語：laugh up one's sleeves。這個短語中有一個習(xí)慣用語：up one's sleeves，它的意思是：hidden but ready to be used，意為偷偷地藏著準備到時使用。例如：I still have a few tricks up my sleeves. 我還留著幾招了。它與have或者是keep連用，即：have/keep something up one's sleeves，意思是keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time(把一項計劃等保密不讓別人知道在將來有用的時候用上)，亦即我們中文中的“留有一手”之意。例如： I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being. 眼下我暫時不讓別人知道我的主意。那么和laugh搭配，意思就是偷偷地笑，躲著笑，竊笑，暗笑。要表示暗笑，竊笑某人，在短語的后面加上介詞at，即：laugh up one's sleeves at somebody。要表述暗笑，竊笑某事，在短語的后面用上介詞over，即：laugh up one's sleeves over something。
知道了laugh up one's sleeves的意思，我們回到剛才聽到的2個例句中來看看它們的意思再來好好體會這個短語的意思。
例句-1：He could sense that his former colleagues were laughing up their sleeves over his dismissal.
這句話是說：他可以感覺到過去的同事都在竊笑他被撤職。
注解1：sense：become aware of (sth)：意識到 feel：感覺
Eg.Although she didn't say anything, I sensed that she didn't like the idea.
她雖然什么也沒說, 但我已意識到她不喜歡這個主意。
I have sensed his hostility to me.
我已感覺到他對我的敵意。
注解2：dismissal：免職，解雇
Eg .I've only just heard about his dismissal.
我剛聽到他遭解雇的事。
Eg .There were a lot of eyebrows raised at the news of minister's dismissal.
部長被解職的消息令很多人感到驚訝。
例句-2：We were all laughing up our sleeves at our brother when he sat down at the dinner table. He had seen his girl off at the airport and had lipstick on his face and he didn't know it.
這句話是說：當我們的哥哥坐下來吃晚飯的時候，我們都在偷偷地笑他。因為他剛才去機場送她的女朋友，臉上留下了口紅，他還不知道。
注解1：sit down at the dinner table：坐下吃晚飯
注解2：see sb off：給某人送行 see off：送行，送別
Eg .Ann always to stand at the window and waves to see off.
Ann總要站在窗口前并揮手送別。
Eg .Bill will see off to the airport.
Bill要到飛機場送行。
Eg .A small crowd is lined up to see the guests off.
一小群人排隊給客人送行。
注解2：sb has lipstick on one's face：某人的臉上留有口紅印
下面我們再通過幾個例句來熟悉這個短語的意思和運用這個短語。
例句-1：At that point he turned hot all over, his face flushed slightly, and he began to stutter, sense that the students were all laughing up their sleeves.
這時候，他身上發(fā)熱，臉上發(fā)紅，講話開始口吃，覺得學(xué)生都在暗笑他。
例句-2：Although he pretended to sympathize, he was laughing in his sleeves.
他心里在暗笑，但是表面上卻假裝同情。
例句-3：Brockway watched me out of the corner of his eye, laughing up his sleeves noiselessly.
Brockway斜著眼睛看我，無聲地竊笑著。
