A:Mother shouted at me just now. I was to scared to find my tongue.
我妈对我大吼大叫,吓得我说不出话来。
B:Why? I think she is always kind to you. You must have done something wrong. What did you do?
为什么?我觉得她对你很和蔼啊,你一定是做了什么错事,你做了什么?
A:I only lost her favorite CD.
我只是弄丢了她最喜欢的CD光盘。
地道表达:
find one’s tongue字面意思是“找回某人的语言”,引申为“终于能够开口说话,终于说得出来”。
Eg.The frightened girl at last find her tongue and tell us the whole story.
这个被吓坏了的小女孩终于开口了并且告诉我们整个经历。
shouted at:对......大声叫喊
Eg.He shouted at me to get out of his way.
他大声对我嚷嚷叫我别挡他的路。
just now:刚才
Eg.I' m sorry I snapped at you just now.
很抱歉刚才我不该对你嚷嚷。
be kind to:对......仁慈,友好
Eg.She has the reputation of being kind to the poor.
她因为对穷人仁慈获得了良好的声誉。