Subject：Hey, don’t sound like an ankle-biter.

迷你对话

A: I’d like to have a break today. I just want to do some dancing.

我想今天休息一下，想去跳舞。

B: Hey, don’t sound like an ankle-biter. You have to work today.

嘿，不要像个小孩子，你今天还要上班了。

地道表达

angle-biter

1. 解词释义

Angle-biter在这里的意思是“孩童”。关于“Don’t sound like an angle-biter.”的最初记录，出现于19世纪中叶哈伯的杂志：And how are you, John? And how is Molly, and all the little angle-biters.这句话的意思是：约翰，你好吗？莫莉和所有的孩子们都还好吗？

2. 拓展例句

e.g. The angle-biters are romping about on the playground.

孩童们在运动场嬉戏。

e.g. He was an old man and he was acting like an angle-biter.

他是个上了年纪的人，但行为却如孩童。

Ps：have a break的意思是“休息一下”。例如：

Yes, I can have a break from all this tired work in the office. 好哇，这样我就可以暂时忘却累人的工作了。

Let's have a break from TV. 咱们歇一会，暂时别看电视了。

Let's have a break and we'll go on with it in next period. 大家先休息一下，我们下节课继续讲。