英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第153期:為某人作保

迷你對話：
A: I heard Tom was caught stealing something again in the supermarket.
我聽說湯姆在超市偷東西的時(shí)候又被抓住了。
B: Really? He deserves it! They should teach him a good lesson.
是嗎?他活該!他們應(yīng)該好好教訓(xùn)他一頓。
A: But the word is his brother would go bail for him. Last time it’s his father who went bail for him.
據(jù)說他哥哥要去為他做保。上次是他父親為他的保。
B: Then he is really lucky.
他課真是夠幸運(yùn)的。
地道表達(dá)：go bail for
解詞釋義：bail作為名詞有“保釋，保釋金”的意思，習(xí)語go bail for意為“做......的保釋人，為......提供保釋金，提供......數(shù)目的保釋金”，作為這個(gè)意思可以等同于stand bail for。
拓展講解：在口語中，go bail for也可以解釋為“保證......是真實(shí)的”。
支持范例：
I shall have to put you in prison until your case can be heard unless you can find anyone to go bail for you.
我得把你送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄直到你的案子進(jìn)行審理，除非你可以找個(gè)人保釋你。
I am ready to go bail for the truth of the report.
我愿擔(dān)保這一報(bào)導(dǎo)的真實(shí)性。
詞海拾貝：
teach sb a lesson：教訓(xùn)某人一頓
Eg. His father thought this was a good chance to teach him a lesson about how hard life was for the less fortunate people of the world,
他的父親想了想，覺得這倒是一個(gè)教訓(xùn)兒子的好機(jī)會，讓他了解一下世界上那些不幸的人生活得有多艱辛，
Eg. If he did not stop his nonsense, they would teach him a lesson he would never forget.
如果他再不停止胡言亂語，他們就要狠狠地教訓(xùn)他一番，叫他終身難忘。