英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(41)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(41)

401. brain的几个口语用法：
a) He beat his brains out studying but could not keep up with the rest of his class.  beat one’s brains意思是用工努力，“他已经绞尽脑汁，但是赶不上同班同学。”
b)“绞尽脑汁”还一个说法：rack up one’s brain，例句：I am racking my brain, but I can’t imagine why you’ll make this up. 我绞尽脑汁也弄不明白你为什么要编这瞎话。
c) no-brainer 名词：根本就不必用脑去想都能明白的事，Learning Chinese can be a no-brainer if you know the right method.  如果方法得当，学中文不过是小菜一碟。The exam is a no-brainer. 这次考试闭了眼也能答出。no-brainer也可以做形容词：a no-brainer action movie 情节简单的动作片，This book contains 20 no-brainer ways to improve your English vocabulary.  这本书介绍了20种简易的方法来提高英语。

402. off-shore bank account, 境外的银行帐户，意思是为躲避纳税，或说明钱的来路不正。Many communist party officials have off-shore bank accounts, this is an open secret. 很多共产党干部在海外都有存款，这不过是公开的秘密了。

403. 描述一本有趣的书
a) a page turning book  一部引人入胜的书。This is an utter page-turner. 这本书叫你一口气翻完。
b) This is a dynamite read. 这本书很有震撼力。This is an action-packed read. 这本小说精彩场面一个接一个。
c) This is a gripping thriller. 这本小说扣人心弦。
d) I am comprehensively gripped by his story-telling skills in this novel. 他在这本小说里，有着高超的讲故事的本领，我彻底为之折服。
e) The author gave us a gripping yarn in this novel. 作者创作的悬念一环扣一环。

404. flip-flop 变来变去，例如共裆的政策变来变去就是flip flop。Money is the root of the Party policy flip flops. 钱才是裆的政策变化多端的根源。

405. The flip side of a weak dollar is that it makes U.S. goods less expensive for foreign buyers, boosting the fortunes of American exporters. 美元疲软带来的好的一面是国外消费者更能支付美国产品，从而刺激了美国的出口业。

406. the other side of the coin: So far we have seen one side of the coin. What is the other side of the coin? 我们已经了解到了问题的一面，那么另一面呢？

407. trendy, fashionable是同义词，时髦。It is a trendy thing to do among the left-wing liberals. 最近左翼的自由派很喜欢做这事。trendy hairstyles, 流行的发型。

408. It is time to strike up the band, air up the balloons and invite all of your friends to join in the celebration.  strike up the band乐队奏乐； air up the balloon 放气球。

409. They treat me like a doormat. I felt so let down.大家把我简直就不当人对待，我感到太沮丧了。doormat是进门前的门垫，任由人踩。

410. Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Mathew 8:20 耶稣说：“狐狸有洞，天空的飞鸟有窝，人子却没有枕头的地方。”