A: I have finished my homework already. May I dosome surfing?
我已经写完我的作业了。我可以上网吗?
B: How did you finish it in such a short time? Don’ttry to do a number on me.
你怎么可能在这么短的时间写完呢?不要玩手段欺骗我。
地道表达：do a number on sb.
1. 解词释义
Do a number on sb.是什么意思呢?我们通过下面这个例句来推敲它的意思。The man who came to fixmy roof certainly did a number on me. He said he’d do the work for fifteen hundred dollars butwhen he finished, he charged me more than three thousand! 这句话的意思是：来为他修屋顶的人起先开价1500美元，但是完工后要他付三千美元，比原来多了一倍，可见这人是纯心欺骗他的。在这个例子里did a number on me就是“玩弄手段欺骗人”的意思。其英文解释为：to damage or harm someone orsomething。如果我们想警告那些玩弄手段欺骗我们，就可以这样说：“Don’t do a number on me.”
2. 典型范例
e.g. Why did she do a number on John?
她为什么蓄意侮辱约翰呢?
e.g. The teacher did a number on the whole class by giving them a pop quiz.
老师通过随让小测试把全班同学给愚弄了。
e.g. I'm not surprised Caroline doesn't like him. He really did a number on her at work.
我并不觉得奇怪Caroline不喜欢他。他确实在工作上玩弄手段来愚弄她。
e.g. Tom did a number on Mary when he went out with Ann.
汤姆欺骗了玛丽，他和安约会去了。
Ps 1：do some surfing的意思是“上网冲浪”。例如：
Do you mind doing some surfing to find some information for me? 你介意帮我在网上查找一些信息吗?
Ps 2：in a short time的意思是“很快地，迅速地”。例如：
In a short time, I suddenly came to understand a lot. 在很短的期间，我忽然明白了许多的事。
We marveled that he had learned six languages in a short time. 我们感到惊讶的是,他在短时间里学会了六种语言。
