英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(116)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(116)

1151. The company is making money hand-over-fist. 这个公司赚得盆满钵满。也可以是说花钱如流水：He is a playboy, and spends money hand-over-fist. 他是个花花公子，花起钱来大手大脚惯了。

1152. He is a big spender. 他可是个会花钱的主。He let money slip through fingers. 他花钱如水。

1153. You can cut the tension with a knife. 这里气氛紧张得可以用刀来削。

1154. It is just a feel-good move. 这不过是一种自我安慰的措施。

1155. She is a scatter brain. 她总是丢三落四。相当于absent-minded，但也有“没有头脑，傻瓜”之意。也有将两词合成一个词的：a scatterbrain。

1156. The Olympics brought friends to us from every corner of the Earth. 奥林匹克给我们带来了来自五湖四海的朋友。也可以说from four corners of the Earth.

1157. Olympic history abounds with tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals, but Karoly Takacs' comeback may be the best. 奥运史册记载了众多运动员历经磨难，顽强拼搏，最终夺取奥运金牌的事迹。然而在这些数不胜数的感人故事中，卡乐里·塔卡克斯（Karoly Takacs）的归来也许应算是最耐人寻味的故事。这句话出自“原版英文阅读网”。中文翻译得不错，只是comeback翻译得不到位。Comeback有“起死回生，东山再起” 之意。Since making his decision to comeback to soccer last year following the incident which cost him nearly his life late in 2006, the 24-year-old guy has tried not to reflect too often on that moment. 2006下半年他重伤几乎丧命，但他仍旧定下心志，要东山再起，从那一刻起，24岁的小伙子就决定不再对以往耿耿于怀。Rebound也是这个意思。

1158. walk 可作及物动词： We should not just talk the walk, but also walk the talk. 我们不能只言所行，而且要行所言。Aliens may have already walked the earth.外星人很可能已经来到过地球了。

1159. pen 作及物动词：He pens a column in Yingyuzatan. It becomes one of the most widely read here.他在英语杂谈写一个专栏，是点击率最高的文章之一。He poised to pen the new deal. 他倾向签署这项生意。He has finally finished a half-penned article. 他终于完成了篇写了一半的文章。

1160.Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.诗119：105 你的话是我脚前的灯,是我路上的光。