【绝望的主妇】“为了赢得比赛，他们不惜作弊。”

【句子】I may be a Catholic, but I'm so not above slapping a nun.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】【发音】/aɪ/ /meɪ/ /biː/ /ə/ /ˈkæθ.əl.ɪk/ /bʌt/ /aɪm/ /səʊ/ /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ /əˈbʌv/ /ˈslæp.ɪŋ/ /ə/ /nʌn/【发音技巧】but I'm连读+闪音；not above连读+闪音；slapping a连读；【翻译】我可能是个天主教徒，但把我惹急了，我照样敢扇修女的耳光。【适用场合】今天视频中，首先我们说一下“不辞而别”的英文说法，叫做leave without saying goodbye；原句说的是：Well, I couldn't leave without saying good-bye, Gabrielle.“加布丽尔，我没办法做到不辞而别。”这个短语非常好理解，就是字面意思。我们再来看看几个例句：eg: I'm just afraid that you'll leave without saying goodbye.我就是害怕你会不辞而别。 eg: Why did you leave without saying goodbye?你当初怎么不告而别？ 然后我们来学习一下关键句当中，这个短语，叫做be not above doing sth.；在今天视频中，它可以理解成：you are willing to do it, even if it is rude, shocking or normally unacceptable for someone like you“哪怕不合身份、很出格，我也照样做得出来”；这个含义和用法通常带有一部分的贬义色彩。这个短语在一些其他的场合中，也可以理解成：to not be too proud to do sth.“不至于骄傲到不肯做某事”；“不摆架子；不耻于做；肯放下身段去做”；这种意思通常就是褒义或者中性色彩。eg: He is not above asking for help when he needs it.他需要帮助时，不耻于开头求助。 eg: She is not above admitting when she is wrong.她不会死要面子的，错了她就会承认。 eg: They are not above cheating to win the game.为了赢得比赛，他们不惜作弊。 eg: He's not above lying to protect himself.= He sometimes lies to protect himself.为了自保，他是会撒谎的。（他有时会为了保护自己而撒谎。） eg: She was not above helping with the housework when necessary.必要时，她也会帮忙做家务，并不觉得自己掉价。 eg: I'm not above doing my own cleaning.我自己打扫卫生也完全没问题，并不觉得这有失身份。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Good teachers are not above learning from their students.