听说学英语日报No.062

Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. I only broke a cup.

◆make a mountain out of a molehill
字面词义：把田鼠堆当成大山。
真正含义：小题大做；夸大其词。

◆句子翻译
不要在哪儿小题大做，我只不过是打碎了一个杯子而已。

1、There are so many things which are simple, but someone always wants to make a mountain out of a molehill.
其实很多事情都很简单，但是有些人就会小题大做。
2、You're not hurt badly. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying.
你伤得并不重，不要大惊小怪地嚷嚷，小题大做了。
3、I am sure she'll give you the money back, so there's no need to start make a mountain out of a molehill.
我相信她会把钱还你的，所以没有必要小题大做。
4、Don't trust his words. He is a man who likes making a mountain out of molehill.
不要相信他的话，他是个爱夸大其词的人。

5、The situation is not as serious as the newspapers make it out to be. They're just trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
情况并不像报纸上所说的那么严重。这些文章夸大其词了。
6、You're making a mountain out of a molehill if you think that one twinge of toothache means that you must have several teeth extracted.
如果你认为一次牙痛就意味着要拨去数颗牙的话，那你把问题看得太严重了。
7、He only suffered a tiny cut. He made a real mountain out of a molehill.
他只是稍微割伤，但他却弄得自己好像受了重伤一样，小题大做。
8、It is only a simple job, but he makes a mountain out of a molehill.
这只是很简单的工作，但是他却大费周章，搞了很多事出来。