“That girl's been nothing but trouble since she came in to my house.”
那丫頭自從進了我家門,除了惹禍就沒別的。
一句話把一個人定性成麻煩,冷漠又狠,替自己的虐待找藉口。
someone has been nothing but + 名詞
數落人或東西淨添麻煩時用;當面說會很傷人,別用來評價客人。
She is nothing but trouble. / He has been nothing but a burden.
口語
nothing but 連讀,trouble 重讀,since 輕輕帶過。
The old van has been nothing but trouble since we bought it. 這輛舊貨車自從買來就淨出毛病。
