英语打卡“数落某人一顿”“拿某人出气”

① tell somebody off 数落某人一顿

to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

例句：

A:How can you let such a thing happen?

你怎么能让这样的事情发生呢？

B: Don’t be telling me off! I didn’t mean to.

别数落我！我也不想的

didn’t mean to (do sth)：

不是故意(做某事)

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② take it out on sb. 拿某人出气

to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even if they have done nothing wrong

例句：

A: What’s the point of taking it out on your dog?

为什么把气撒在你的狗身上？

B: Because I dare not take it out on the person who messed with me.

因为我不敢把气撒在惹我的人身上。

treat sb. badly: 对某人不好

mess with：招惹