小溪时尚美语 Lesson 18

时间:2006-7-2 23:21:18  作者:alex 鍙彲鑻辫-骞磋交浜虹殑鑻辫鍚璁粌骞冲彴
小溪时尚美语 Lesson 18

1. A sinking ship


正在下沉的船.


That was a sinking ship. = That was something getting close to failing.


那件事已经无可挽救了.


例子: I quit my last job even though I was happy there. I realized that the company was a sinking ship and that I would be looking for a job soon anyway when it went bankrupt.


我虽然挺喜欢我得上一个工作,但还是辞职了.那个公司像是一手正在下沉的船.到它破产的时候,我就是不辞职,也得另找工作了.


2. A slam dunk


灌篮(轻而易举的事)


That was a slam dunk. = That was very easy.


那是轻而易举的事.


例子: After writing twenty page paper for a class last week, writing a three page paper for this class was a slam dunk.


上星期那门课才写过一篇二十页的报告,现在这门课的报告只要三页,这是轻而易举的事.


*A slam dunk is the easiest shot to make in basketball.


3. A slap on the face


脸上挨了一耳光(公然受辱)


That was a slap on the face. = That was an obvious betrayal.


那是公开的侮辱.


例子: It was a real slap on the face not to be invited to her wedding after we had worked together for six years.


跟她同事了六年,居然不请我去参加他的婚礼,这简直是公开的侮辱.





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