第15課：刻薄的 - 25

【迷你小對話】

A: The police force I worked for is honest and good, but many of the officers are really hard-boiled.
B: You mean they no longer feel pity for people who are suffering? You have to be if you work in that part of New York.

A: 我所在的警察機(jī)關(guān)的警員誠實(shí)、善良，但是很多警官卻很無情。
B: 你是指他們不再可憐那些受苦的人？在紐約的那個(gè)管區(qū)，你必須得這樣。

【語言點(diǎn)精講】

police force: 一隊(duì)警察；警察部門。
hard-boiled: 原意是指被煮老的、煮過熟的。形容人經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富、不動感情的。
feel pity for sb.: 可憐某人。