2
0【句子】I'm sorry. I shouldn't be so critical. 【Modern Family S3E21】
【发音】/aɪm/ /ˈsɒr.i/ /ˈsɔːr.i/ /aɪ/ /ˈʃʊd.ənt/ /biː/ /səʊ/ /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/
【发音技巧】shouldn't be失去爆破；critical闪音；
【翻译】对不起，我不应该这么吹毛求疵的。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习这个词，叫做critical，它跟criticize是同源的。criticize是一个动词，而critical是一个形容词，在此处上下文中可以理解成：saying that someone or something is bad or wrong；
或者expressing disapproval of sb./sth. and saying what you think is bad about them.
相当于“挑剔的、苛求的”；
在口语中，我们经常说be critical of sb./sth.，表示“对某个人/事物挑剔”；
eg: Her father was a very critical man.
她的父亲是一个很挑剔的人。
eg: Tom's parents were highly critical of the school.
汤姆的父母对这所学校颇有微词。
eg: My aunt is extremely critical of everyone's clothes.
我的姑姑对所有人的穿着都格外挑剔。
eg: The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.
这份报告强烈抨击了这家工厂的安全标准。
eg: The supervisor is always very critical.
这位主管向来十分挑剔。
eg: If you are too critical of yourself, you'll feel stressed all the time.
如果你对自己太过苛求挑剔，那你会一直倍感压力。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Stop being critical of everything your parent does.
