Lesson 57

cctv.com 12-13-2005 17:26

1）忍不住 can't resist

例）烤鸭太好吃了，虽然我害怕长胖，但还是忍不住多吃了几口。

Roast duck tastes too good. Although I'm afraid of gaining weight, I couldn't resist having a few extra bites.

例）看着他不懂装懂的样子，大家都忍不住笑了起来。

When we saw how he was trying to pretend, we couldn't help laughing.

2）碰钉子 to run into a problem

例）求人帮忙要有礼貌，免得碰钉子。

When you ask someone for help, you should be polite. Otherwise, you might have a problem.

例)我今天碰了个钉子，他明明知道小王的电话号码却不告诉我。

I ran into a problem today. He obviously knew Xiaowang’s phone number, but he wouldn’t tell me.

3)或者or

例）你明天或者后天来都行，我都有空儿。

You can come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I have time either day.

例）不管刮风或者下雨，他每天早晨都坚持锻炼。

No matter whether it's windy or it's raining, he keeps exercising every morning.

Editor:Wang  Source:CCTV.com