cry me a river，就算哭出一条河

还记得 make him a good wife 的意思吗？它是一个双宾语结构，不能意为“使他成为一个好妻子”，因为这个不合常理，正确的应该意为“做他的好妻子”，这里的 a good wife 是直接宾语，相当于 make a good wife for him.

cry me a river 跟其类似，不能意为“哭我一条河”，字面意思应该是“为我哭一条河”，相当于 cry a river for me，也是双宾语结构，可以翻译为“别再埋怨了，就算哭出一条河”等，寓意：

usually used sarcastically to someone who is constantly complaining

通常用来讽刺不断抱怨的人

to cry excessively in front of someone else

在别人面前大哭

例如：

1、

"My baby wouldn't sleep last night, I am so tired." "Cry me a river, Joan. I haven’t had a good night's sleep in years."

“我的孩子昨晚睡不着，我太累了。”“别再埋怨了，琼。我好几年没睡好觉了。”

解析：have a good night's sleep 意为“睡一个好觉”。

2、

You can cry me a river, we are still not going to that concert tomorrow night.

你就算可以哭出一条河，我们明晚还是不去听那场音乐会。

3、

After my boyfriend cheated on me he came back and begged to get back together. I told him that he could cry me a river, but it is not happening.

我男朋友背叛我后，回来求我和好。我告诉他就算他哭出一条河，但是我们也不会和好的。

解析：beg to do sth 表示请求做某事，常用的组合是 beg to differ，意为“恕难苟同”，它也是一个习语。

4、

Susan apologized for gossiping behind my back. However, she can cry me a river, I still have no time for insincere friends.

苏珊为在我背后说闲话而道歉，然而，她就算可以哭出一条河，我还是没有时间和不诚恳的朋友交往。

解析：apologize (to sb) for doing sth 表示因做错什么事向别人道歉。