主题
「动不动」
一点小事就……。中文最精准的抱怨词。
他动不动就发脾气。 He blows up over the smallest thing.
动不动就下雨。 It rains at the drop of a hat.动不动就…… = 为一点小事就……;稍有不合就……
三种翻法
| 中文 | 英文 |
|---|---|
| 动不动就…… | at the drop of a hat |
| 动不动就…… | over the smallest thing |
| 动不动就…… | keeps -ing / is always -ing |
动手
他动不动就哭。
✅ He cries at the drop of a hat. / He keeps crying over nothing.
动不动就迟到。
✅ You're always late. / You keep showing up late.
动不动就生气。
✅ He gets mad over the smallest thing.
她动不动就辞职。
✅ She quits her job every time something goes wrong.
"keeps -ing" —— 最顺手
He keeps calling me. 他动不动打我电话。
She keeps apologizing. 她动不动就道歉。keep + -ing = 一遍又一遍,抱怨感自带。
小卡片
动不动就(地道) → at the drop of a hat
动不动就(抱怨) → keeps -ing / is always -ing
因为一点小事 → over the smallest thing—— 一百零五张卡。本来说一百就收,结果这些字都太好用 —— 停不下来。
这才是语言:不在考卷上,在嘴边。