他被冤枉了很多年。
讲解
句子里的关键单词是 wrong,wrong 这个词大家应该都认识,做形容词,意思是“错误的”,比如说:你错了,就是 You're wrong. 答案是错的,It's a wrong answer. 那也可以做副词,比如说:别误会我,就是 Don't get me wrong. 我的手机坏了,My phone went wrong.
但是在今天的句子里呢,wrong 还可以做一个动词,意思是“冤枉,不公正地对待”,to treat sb badly or in an unfair way. 经常用被动语态,比如说:他这么多年都被冤枉了,就是:He has been wronged for years. 他因为这些指控深感冤枉,He felt deeply wronged by the allegations.
发音
发音上,要区分这两个单词,跑步的 run,和“冤枉”的这个动词,wrong,跑步 run 是以/n/结尾,run,run,但是错误,wrong,是后鼻音,/ŋ/,wrong,be wronged.
重点拓展
我们再来学习其他和 wrong 有关的英文表达吧:
be barking up the wrong tree把方法搞错(或想偏),走错路线
get out of bed on the wrong side一起床就整天情绪不好
rub sb up the wrong way惹人生气,触怒别人