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Dont speak ill of her

Eve：I really cant stand being around lvy．

Adam：I know exactly what you mean．She talks too much and always needs to be the center of attention．

Stacy：Hey，you two．Dont speak ill of lvy．Especially when shes not here fo defend herself．

Adam：Stacy,dont tell me you like her．

Eve：You told me before that the sound of her voice makes your blood run cold．

Stacy：ThatwasbeforeIwas stabbed in the back．Now.1 wont say anything that I wouldnt say to someones face．

Eve：Well，maybe we are being too hard on lvy．

speak ill of somebody說某人壞話

ill當(dāng)形容詞時(shí)表示“生病的”，當(dāng)副詞時(shí)，則表示“不利地”：Kelly never speaks ill of anyone even if she doesnt like him or her.(就算不喜歡別人,凱莉也不會(huì)說他們壞話。）

defend oneself某人為自己辨別

defend表示“防御；保衛(wèi)”如：Sinceyou areasoldier,it is your duty to defend the country．(你是軍人，保衛(wèi)國家是你的職責(zé)。)defend若接反身代名詞(oneself),則指某人為自己“辯解／辯護(hù)”。Shedefendedherself in court and claimed that she was innocent．（她在庭上為自己辯護(hù)，聲稱自己清白。）

make ones blood run cold令人毛骨悚然

make ones blood run cold是“令人毛骨悚然／背脊發(fā)涼”之意，如：Jim:That haunted house really made my blood run cold．Aaron：Come on!It Was fake.（吉姆：那間鬼屋真的把我嚇出一身冷汗。)(亞倫：拜托!那都是假的啦。）

be stabbed in the back被人中傷

be stabbed in the back翻成白話就是“被人從背面捅了一刀”，引申為“被人中傷／背叛”之意。也常以主動(dòng)用法stab sb in the back表達(dá),一般譯成“暗箭傷人”。