例句-1: The truth is that Pete never liked his rich Uncle John. But you should have seen his crocodile tears when the old man died and left him a million dollars!
这句话是说:皮特从来都不喜欢他那个有钱的叔叔约翰,这是事实。可是那老人去世的时候给他留了一百万美元,你可真该看看皮特当时那假伤心的样子。
下面这个例子说的是一位政客:
例句-2: In his speeches the mayor always puts on a big show of crocodile tears for poor and homeless people. But I don"t see him doing anything to help them.
这是说:这位市长在讲话的时候总是装得好像他对穷人和无家可归的人非常同情。但是,我并没有见到他做些什么来帮助他们。
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我们要讲的另一个和“哭”有关的俗语是:sob story。Sob是哭泣的意思,story就是故事。Sob story的意思就是某人编造一个令人伤心的故事来赢得别人的同情,甚至于让别人给钱来帮助他。下面是一位女士在描述她怎么听了一个sob story以后受骗的:
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