Don’t speak ill of her 　　 　　Eve：I really can’t 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．Don’t speak ill of lvy．Especially when she’s not here to defend herself． 　　Adam：Stacy,don’t tell me you like her． 　　Eve：You told me before that the sound of her voice makes your blood run cold． 　　Stacy：That was before I was stabbed in the back．Now.1 won’t say anything that I wouldn’t say to someone’s face． 　　Eve：Well，maybe we are being too hard on lvy． 　　speak ill of somebody　说某人坏话 　　ill当形容词时表示“生病的”，当副词时，则表示“不利地”：Kelly never speaks ill of anyone even if she doesn’t like him or her.(就算不喜欢别人,凯莉也不会说他们坏话。） 　　defend oneself　某人为自己辨别 　　defend表示“防御；保卫”如：Since　you are a soldier,it is your duty to defend the country．(你是军人，保卫国家是你的职责。)defend若接反身代名词(oneself),则指某人为自己“辩解／辩护”。She　defended　herself in court and claimed that she was innocent．（她在庭上为自己辩护，声称自己清白。） 　　make one’s blood run cold令人毛骨悚然 　　make one’s blood run cold是“令人毛骨悚然／背脊发凉”之意，如：Jim:That haunted house really made my blood run cold．Aaron：Come on!It Was fake.（吉姆：那间鬼屋真的把我吓出一身冷汗。)(亚伦：拜托!那都是假的啦。） 　　be stabbed in the back被人中伤 　　be stabbed in the back翻成白话就是“被人从背面捅了一刀”，引申为“被人中伤／背叛”之意。也常以主动用法stab sb in the back表达,一般译成“暗箭伤人”。

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