18. News-Too hard to translate
2021-03-04 08:26 作者:钨丝wus_studio | 我要投稿
词汇
1. contort 扭曲
2. draw attention to 转移注意力
3. facial expression 面部表情
4. intelligible 明白易懂的
5. throw sb. for a loop 非常震惊
Too Hard to Translate
Trump gave a lengthy and wide-ranging joint press conference with Italian president Sergio Mattarella at the White House.
As Trump was speaking, people quickly drew attention to the Italian translator's changing facial expressions as she sat behind him and Mattarella taking notes.
The president's rants threw the translator for a loop, forcing her to contort her face as she struggled to reframe his broken sentences into intelligible Italian.
