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xiaomeixin 发表于 2010-12-8 09:46

Going Hat in Hand

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     When you go hat in hand, you are asking somebody for something, especially money, in a very polite and respectful way, which makes you seem less important.[/size]
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[size=2]1. A: Do you like Lucy?
    B: No! She often goes hat in hand to her classmates.[/size]
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[size=2]2. A: Why don’t you ask your brother for money?[/size]
[size=2]    B: There’s no way that I will go hat in hand to him.[/size]
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173172983 发表于 2010-12-8 12:16

can you translate  for   it !  i have a little confusion

mfkhao2009 发表于 2010-12-8 12:50

me too

xiaomeixin 发表于 2010-12-8 15:06

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意思:当你向别人求助,你要求某人要某物,特别是钱,如果以一种很礼貌和恭敬的方式会让你觉得没那么重要。

例子:

1、A:你喜欢Lucy吗?
    B:不,她经常向同学求助。

2、A:你为什么不问你兄弟拿钱呢?
     B:要我求助他?没门。

mfkhao2009 发表于 2010-12-8 21:09

I see

173172983 发表于 2010-12-8 21:58

i  understand!

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