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"I wasn't born yesterday"是啥意思

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今日表达

I wasn’t born yesterday

字面意思:我不是昨天生的

实际意思:我又不是三岁小孩;别骗我


指说话人有足够的生活经验和判断力,不会轻易相信别人的花言巧语或虚假说辞,暗含对他人欺骗行为的不屑与反驳。


英文解释

"I wasn’t born yesterday" is used to tell someone that you are not naive, you have a lot of experience, and you will not be easily fooled or tricked by them. It shows that you can see through their lies or tricks clearly.

这个表达是用来告诉对方自己并不天真,有着丰富的阅历,不会轻易被愚弄或欺骗。这句话表明你能清楚地看穿对方的谎言或把戏。


举一反三

1.改主语:

He/She wasn’t born yesterday. /她又不是三岁小孩。

You/We/They weren’t born yesterday. ()/我们/他们又不是三岁小孩。

2.变问句:

Were you born yesterday? 你是三岁小孩吗?

Was he/she born yesterday? /她是三岁小孩吗?

Were they born yesterday? 他们是三岁小孩吗?


精选例句

Don’t try to make up excuses to skip the meeting. I wasn’t born yesterday!

别编造借口逃避会议,我又不是三岁小孩!

make up excuses编造借口

skip /skɪp/ v.逃避;不参加


He said he forgot to bring the money again, but I wasn’t born yesterday. I know he just doesn’t want to pay.

他说他又忘了带钱,可我才不信呢,我知道他就是不想付钱。

pay /peɪ/ v.付款


A: Trust me, this product can help you lose 10 kilos in a week.

B: I wasn’t born yesterday. There’s no such a magical product in the world.

A:相信我,这款产品能帮你一周瘦 10 公斤。

B:别骗我了,世界上根本没有这么神奇的产品。

trust /trʌst/v/n.信任

lose /luːz/ v.减掉(体重);失去

magical /ˈmædʒɪkl/ adj.神奇的


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