第23课 不诚实的 - 6第23课：不诚实的 - 6【迷你小对话1】A: Did Mr.
Machkintosh tell you whether or not we would be able to keep our jobs?

B: Well, I asked him over and over again, but he was too artful to give me a direct reply.
So I still don’t know.
A: Mackintosh先生有没有告诉你说我们能否保住工作？

B: 我问过他好多次，他总是很狡猾，不正面回答我，所以我还是不知道。
【迷你小对话2】A: Have you noticed that Julian has been cheating on almost every exam?

B: Yes, I have.
But he is such a crafty cheater that he never gets caught.
A: 你注意到了吗？
Julian每次考试都遥。

B: 是啊，我看到了。
他遥真狡猾，从未被人抓住过。
【语言点精讲】artful: 欺诈的，狡猾的。

over and over again: 一而再地；多次地。

crafty: 狡猾透顶的，诡计多端的。

cheater: 骗子。
也可以说成是cheat。