第一， 迷你对话

A: Why are you still so kind to her?

你怎么对她这么好？

B: I shall never forget all the wonderful things she had done for me when I was in need of help.

我永远也忘不了，在我需要帮助的时候，她为我所做的一切。

A: But that was all past.

但那都过去了。

B: I know, but I wouldn’t kick down the ladder and forget all her kindness.

我知道，但是我不能过河拆桥，忘记他的好。

第二， 地道表达

kick down the ladder

1. 解词释义

Kick down the ladder的意思是“过河拆桥”“忘恩负义”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. As soon as Harris became manager of the company he kicked down the ladder and turned his back on his former friends．

哈里斯一当上经理就翻脸不认人，不理睬过去的朋友了。

e.g. You should not kick down the ladder when you have succeeded.

你成功后不应该过河拆桥。