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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
Our fingers are very useful. They help us do so much.
我们的手指非常有用。可以帮我们做很多事情。
But what do you think it means to "point fingers" at someone?
但是“point fingers at someone”这个短语,你觉得是什么意思呢?
Anna, someone in the office coffee club complained about you.
安娜,有人在办公室的咖啡俱乐部吐槽你。
What?! What did they say?
什么?他们都说了什么?
They said you drink way too much coffee.
他们说你喝了太多咖啡。
Ahhh! Who would say such a false, terrible thing about me?
啊!是谁对我说的这么虚伪、可怕的话?
I don't want to point fingers, but it's a man.
我不想无端指责谁,但说这话的是个男人。
In accounting. It's Bob. Bob in accounting. He said it.
财会部的。是鲍勃。财会部的鲍勃。是他说的。
If you point fingers at someone, you accuse them of something.
如果你point fingers at某人,意思就是指责他们做了某事。
This idiom comes from actually pointing at someone to single them out.
这个习语出自于pointing at someone to single them out(指着某人把他们挑出来)。
When we "point fingers," it is usually for something small or not so serious.
当我们“point fingers”的时候,通常是指一些小事或不那么严重的事情。