迷你對(duì)話
A: My mother likes to split hairs.
我媽媽總是過于計(jì)較。
B: What do you mean by that?
你這話是什么意思。
A: She has keen to buy something which is much cheaper.
她喜歡買更加便宜的東西。
B: Mothers like that.
母親都是這樣。
對(duì)話精講
第一、地道短語
split hairs
1 解詞釋義
該語的意思是逐步演變而來的。最初是指“將東西分成若干平均的等分”。后來該語有了諷刺意義，指人“為了小事斤斤計(jì)較”，“爭(zhēng)論不休”“鉆牛角尖”。
2 支持范例
Let's not split hairs over words, let's look at the facts.
咱們不要在辭句上吹毛求疵了，還是看事實(shí)吧。
You really don't need to split hairs on this issue.
對(duì)于這件事，你實(shí)在不必過分細(xì)心。
第二、詞海拾貝
keen to：熱衷于
e.g. He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall.
他很想去看看長(zhǎng)城。
e.g. She' s keen to get ahead in her career.
她熱望在事業(yè)上出人頭地。
e.g. She loved clothes, and was always immensely keen to show off any new purchase.
她喜歡各式衣服，而且常常希望顯示自己新買的衣服。
e.g. She' s keen to get in on any discussions about the new project.
她一心想?yún)⒓佑嘘P(guān)新計(jì)畫的討論。