'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
“你说话没必要这样不客气，”我的妻子边回答边照着镜子。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

herself [hɝ'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. （反身代词）她自己;（用以加强语气）她亲自，她本人;
💡 her她+self自己 → 她自己
"She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards."
她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
近义：her, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
mirror ['mɪrɚ] 词频1 词根: mir
n. 镜子，反光镜;真实的写照;反映，借鉴;榜样; vt. 反映;反射;
💡 mirr惊奇，看+or表名词→能看见自己的东西→镜子
"The mirror is functional yet decorative."
这镜子能照人，但也有装饰作用。
近义：reflect, bounce, deviate, angle, glass
rude [ru:d] 词频2
adj. 粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
💡 辱德（谐音）：言行 粗鲁，有辱品德
"The waiters were rude and unhelpful, the manager ditto."
这些服务员态度生硬，服务不周，经理也一样。
近义：rough, boor, tyke, churl, heedless, impolite 反义：heedful, kind, kindly, ladylike, manageable, mannerly
wife [waɪf] 词频1
n. 妻子，太太;夫人，老婆;已婚妇女;
💡 我爱抚(谐音): 妻子 妻子说“我爱夫”（谐音）
"His wife's death left a vacuum in his life."
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚.
近义：woman, missis 反义：partner, spouse, hubby, consort
answered
v. 回答；回复（answer的过去式）

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

I looked at my watch.It was true.
我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。
After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。
After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
过了一会儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。
'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.
“你没必要这么说，”我妻子回答说，
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了用场。
I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time.
我第3次接受驾驶执照考试。