校园英语口语习惯用语 第97期:find fault with

find fault with 找……的茬子

【讲解】

名词fault是“毛病,缺点”的意思。find fault with表示“挑剔，找某人的茬子”。例如:be chronically finding fault 表示“老是挑剔”。

【对话】

A:What shall I do? They just killed me there.

A:我该怎么办呢？他们使我恼火透了。

B:What's the matter?

B:怎么了？

A:They tried to find fault with everything I did and wanted to kick me out of the team.

A:无论我做什么他们都要找茬子，他们想把我撵出队去。

B:Don't lose heart, and you'll find a way.

B：别灰心，你会想出办法的。