It’s not my fault. 冤枉啊！「帮自己辩解」实用对话 2

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Doris:

You look upset. What’s the matter?

Greg:

I still haven’t received the report you were supposed to give me last week!

Doris:

I gave the report to your assistant last week. I even 1)turned it in early!

Greg:

Well, I never received it. 2)Ultimately, you’re responsible for making sure I get it.

Doris:

Hey, don’t try pinning it on me! What’s the point of having an assistant if she can’t 3)keep track of things?

Greg:

Well, I’ll have to have a talk with her—I need to hear her side of the story.

Doris:

Hear her side of the story? You should fire her!

Greg:

Isn’t that a little extreme?

Doris:

Well, I don’t appreciate being blamed for things that aren’t my fault.

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多丽丝∶

你看起来不太高兴。怎麽了？

贵格∶

我还没收到奶上星期就该给我的报告！

多丽丝∶

我上星期就把报告给你的助理了，。我甚至还提早给了！

贵格∶

呃，我没收到。总而言之，确定让我有收到是奶的责任。

多丽丝∶

嘿，别想怪到我头上！如果你的助理连这点小事都管不好，雇她来做什麽？

贵格∶

嗯，我会必须跟她谈一谈——我得听听她的说法。

多丽丝∶

听她的说法？你该做的是炒她鱿鱼才对！。

贵格∶

嗯那未免太极端了吧？

多丽丝∶

哼，我可不喜欢别人把不是我的错赖到我头上。

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好用句

pin sth. on sb. 将┅┅怪罪於某人

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pin 当动词是「用别针别上、用图钉钉上」，在口语中可以用来表示「把过错强加在某人头上」，也就是「怪罪，栽赃」的意思。

A: Do you think the defendant is guilty?

你认为被告有罪吗？

B: No. I think somebody’s trying to pin the murder on him.

不。我觉得有人想要把谋杀的罪名栽赃给他。

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Vocabulary 

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1) turn in (phr.) 缴交。

另一个意思相同的常见说法是 hand in Have you turned in your term paper yet? 你的学期报告交了没？

2) ultimately (adv.) 最後 (a./n.) ultimate 最後的，根本的；极限，基本原则

3) keep track (phr.) 随时留意、掌握讯息 keep informed of fully aware