名人教英文：挑剔
to pick on 挑剔
annar: you look annoyed. what's the problem?
安纳﹕你看来很不高兴，是什么一回事？
ella: i'm really fed up with my supervisor.
埃拉﹕我那个主管，真叫我吃不消。
annar: hasn't she just been promoted?
安纳﹕她不是刚刚升级了吗？
ella: yes and last week she complained about my skirt. she said it was too short.
埃拉﹕不错。上星期，她不满我的裙子，说太短了。
annar: i didn't think so. it looked the normal length to me.
安纳﹕我倒不觉得，看来不过一般裙子的长短。
ella: yes, and then yesterday she said i was too loud talking to customers on the phone.
埃拉﹕是啊。昨天，她说我跟顾客讲电话太过大声。
annar: that's not fair. the office is pretty noisy so if you don't speak a little louder, the person at the other end can't hear you clearly.
安纳﹕那不公道。办公室颇为嘈吵，你说话不大声点，对方听不清楚。