Subject：I knew then he had told me a sob story.

迷你对话

A: I knew when he had told me a sob story.

我后来才知道他说的都是假话。

B: He fooled you by telling you to enter the wrong classroom. That’s sick.

他在戏弄你，让您走错教室，太过分了。

地道表达

a sob story

1. 解词释义

Sob是“哭泣”的意思，story就是“故事”，而sob story的意思是“某人编造一个令人伤心的故事来赢得别人的同情，甚至与欺骗别人，让人给钱给他”。其英文解释为：a sad story that is likely to draw tears。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. He set me up by telling me a sob story.

他讲一个悲伤的故事给我听，使我落入圈套。

e.g. The beggar told us a long sob story before she asked for money.

那个叫花子先给我们讲了一个长而催人泪下的故事，然后向我们讨钱。

e.g. My brother told me a real sob story，so I tend him$10.

我哥哥给我讲了一个非常催人泪下的煽情故事，骗我借给他十块钱。