英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(78)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(78)

771.  But more important than head-of-a-pin arguments over patriotism, we need to focus on the real issues such as human rights. Head-of-a-pin arguments 钻牛角尖的辩论。不要去就爱国主义进行钻牛角尖一样的辩了，我们更应该关注像人权一样的实质性问题。head-of-a-pin 古代针头上能有多少天使跳舞的辩论。

772.  anybody’s guess 结果无法预料： How it will turn out is anybody’s guess.结果最后如何实在难以预料。

773.  Recovery from inflation is nowhere in sight. 根本就看不到近期有可能从通货膨胀中恢复过来。The end is nowhere in sight.根本就看不到头。He is nowhere in sight.根本找不到他。也可以说：nowhere in view。

774.  We are just laboratory rats in the national reform in education system. 在这场全国教育体制改革中，我们成了实验品。laboratory rats 或简称lab rats，试验品。

775.  Sanlu used these babies as guinea pigs for their untested schemes, the results proved disastrous. 三鹿为了自己的勾当，竟把这些婴孩当天竺鼠，去做实验，结果是天大的灾难。guinea pig 常常用来做科学实验，主要看新药物有没有效果，与lab rats一样。

776.  Joining the family business is a tall order. 投入到家族的生意是件很难得决定。a tall order 很难的，艰巨的挑战。To finish the task in time was a tall order but we did it. 要按时完成这项工作是个艰巨的挑战，但是我们完成了。To stop corruption is a tall order for the c Party. 要根除腐败对共裆而言的确不易。

777.  Freud is unwelcome in most intellectual parlors these days. 当今弗洛伊德在知识界并不受追捧。parlor 客厅，会客室，转义为阶层。It is just the subject of an intellectual parlor game. 这不过是知识界所喜爱的一个话题。

778.  initiative 这是一个最近很流行的词，意思大概与“movement”差不多，与movement不同的是，可以指较小规模的运动，或一个领域内的努力。They have embarked on a green initiative that includes replacing old bulbs with new ones. 他们投入到了环保运动的行列，他们做的是将旧灯泡都换成了新的。Clinton Global Initiatives 克林顿全球环保The Ethical Globalization Initiative 德化全球运动（吉米卡特的基金会）I nitiatives For China 中国-公民-运动（杨-建-利博士成立的公民-运动）

779.  Watch out, he has something up his sleeve. 小心，他在玩障眼法。见763句。

780.  My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.John 17:15 我不求你叫他们离开世界，只求你保守他们脱离那恶者。（或作脱离罪恶）