英 語 中 的 習 慣 用 語 （七）

61、have a sweet tooth 喜愛甜食

A：Alana is getting fatter and fatter. Why doesn』t she try to lose some weight?
B：She has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else.
A：No wonder she』s getting weight so fast.
B：But now she』s come to realize the consequences and decided to cut down on candies and desserts.
A：阿蘭娜越來越胖了，她為什麼不試著減肥呢？
B：她偏好甜食而且最喜歡吃肉。
A：怪不得她胖的這麼快。
B：但現在她已漸漸意識到後果嚴重了，並決心少吃糖果和甜點。

62、have an itching palm 貪財

A：Don』t trust Ben.
B：Why?
A：He has an itching palm and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits.
B：Then I must be careful about him.
A：別信任本。
B：為什麼？
A：他很貪財，肯定會從你身上騙得好處。
B：那我必須小心了。

63、the shot in the arm 激勵；鼓舞

A：Good news!
B：What is it?
A：The state of economy is starting to go up in our country.
B：That』s just the shot in the arm we need.
A：好消息！
B：什麼消息？
A：我們國家的經濟狀況開始好轉了。
B：那正是我們所需要的鼓舞人心的消息。

64、twist one』s arm 採取強制手段

A：It』s not easy to be a dean of a department.
B：I agree.
A：The new dean in our department is twisting the arms of some of the faculty members in order to get his way.
A：做系主任可真不容易。
B：可不是嘛。
A：我們系新上任的主任正在對一些教師採取強制手段，以到達他自己的目的。

65、rude awakening 如夢初醒

A：I heard that Daniel, not Donald has been promoted.
B：Yes, Donald had thought that he was the boss』s favorite employee. This time he had a rude awakening.
A：Poor Donald!
A：我聽說丹尼爾升值了，而不是唐納德。
B：是這樣。唐納德總以為自己是老闆最得意的僱員。這次他才如夢初醒。
A：可憐的唐納德。

66、poor apology for something 有名無實

A：Did you have a good time during your holidays.
B：Generally speaking yes.
The restaurant I stayed in has a nice atmosphere, but they serve a poor apology for a meal.
A：How long did you stay there?
B：10 days.
A：假期過的好嗎？
B：總的來說還可以。我住的酒店氛圍還不錯，只是飯菜有名無實。
A：你在那兒住了多久？
B：10天

67、what(ever) next 還有比這更荒唐的（或更料想不到的）嗎

A：Lily』s the First Lady? Whatever next?
B：Why are you so surprised? Lily』s the prettiest among us.
A：But do you think beauty alone can make a First Lady?
B：I』m afraid I』ve no say here.
A：莉莉當上了第一夫人？還有比這更荒唐的嗎？
B：你為什麼如此吃驚呢？莉莉是我們當中最漂亮的呀！
A：但你認為漂亮就能當上第一夫人？
B：恐怕對此我沒有發言權。

68、well up in 精通；擅長

A：It』s said you』re well up in literature.
B：You』re partial. I just like it.
A：Can you show me how to learn literature?
B：That』s a hard question. I』ve been reading and trying to write out my ideas.
A：據說你很擅長文學。
B：你說的不完全對，我只不過是愛好文學。
A：你能告訴我怎樣學習文學嗎？
B：這個問題很難回答。我一直在讀書，並努力寫出自己的感想。

69、scarcely ever 很少；幾乎

A：Would you do me a favor?
B：What』s it?
A：My daughter has no interest in studying at college. Could you provide some information on job?
B：Scarcely ever to people get a good job these days without a good education. Tell this to her.
A：幫我個忙好嗎？
B：什麼事？
A：我女兒不想上大學，你能提供些求職信息嗎？

學習。

A：I heard that Daniel, not Donald has been promoted.
A：我聽說丹尼爾升值了，而不是唐納德


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