千万别让人 take advantage of you丨破产姐妹06
餐馆老板韩悄悄地提高了厕所放着的卫生棉的价格,遭到了麦克斯和卡洛琳的猛烈抨击。
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Caroline: Han, that’s a 200% price hike. That’s outrageous. You’re taking advantage of women...
阿憨,你这相当于提价了两倍。太黑心了!___________________.
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Caroline: Han, just because you can take advantage of a business situation doesn’t mean you should.
阿憨,虽然________________,但也不能趁火打劫呀。
【答案】
You’re taking advantage of women.
你这是在占女人的便宜。
you can take advantage of a business situation…
你有商机可以趁机捞一笔……
【讲解】
advantage /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ n. 优点,优势
[ take advantage of sb/sth ]
占某人便宜,利用某人
利用某机会或某物
例句:
Does Luckin take advantage of American investors?
瑞幸咖啡利用了美国投资者吗?
We're not going to take advantage of the situation.
我们不会趁人之危的。
注意:
这个短语是中性的
不一定是贬义
要根据语境判断
例句:
You should take advantage of the hotel's gym and pool while we're here.
我们住旅馆期间,你要好好利用这里的健身房和游泳池。
【翻译作业】
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Don’t let others take advantage of your kindness.
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She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
(提示:absence“不在,缺席”;tidy“整理”)
远离总是占你便宜的人