生活中常用的口语句型-17

　keep oneself to oneself 独来独往

　　对话中的应用：

　　A: I don't know why you keep yourself to yourself and refuse to be in touch with anyone.

　　A：我不知道你为什么老是独来独往，不愿跟别人联系。

　　B: I don't know. Once bitten, twice shy, maybe.

　　B：我不知道，也许是一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳的缘故吧。

　　A: People are different. I know you were so much hurt, but do cheer up. It's not the end of the world.

　　A：人和人不一样，我知道你伤得很深，但是要振作起来，还有希望的。

　　B: I know. But my sixth sense tells me to keep myself to myself for the time being. I need to relax a little bit.

　　B：我知道，但我的第六感觉告诉我应该暂时不与人接触，我需要放松一下。

　keep somebody at arm's length 疏远

　　对话中的应用：

　　A: I have a feeling that Lucy is not so close to Jim as she used to be.

　　A：我觉得露西对吉姆不像以前那么亲近了。

　　B: Yeah, when she heard about his background, she decided that she'd better keep him at arm's length.

　　B：是啊，她听说他的背景后，就决定疏远他了。

　　A: But Jim feels miserable.

　　A：可吉姆却觉得很痛苦。