点滴英语天天学第189期:雅思词汇(28)
日期:2019-10-14 10:50

(单词翻译:单击)

1.表述:Da bomb

释义:Excellent, extremely entertaining, or of very high quality. (非常好的)

例句:This steak I ordered is da bomb!

我点的牛排太棒了!

I'm not usually a fan of action films, but that one was da bomb!

我通常不喜欢动作片,但是那部真是棒极了。

A: Are you one of the Air Mike’s fans?

你是飞行员Jordan的粉丝吗?

B: Yeah! Mike is a Da bomb, and he was the greatest basketball player ever!

是的,Mike棒极了。他曾经还是最棒的篮球运动员。

2.表述:all that

释义:To be remarkably adept, intelligent, good-looking, or successful. (非常棒)

例句:I don't need to see his test results, I already know he's all that!

我不需要看他的考试成绩,我知道他很棒。

3. 表述:dark horse

释义1:Someone who surprises others with their skills or talents.

例句:Angela was suddenly viewed as a dark horse when she displayed her beautiful sculptures at the art fair. Nobody knew she had such artistic talent.

安吉拉在艺术博览会上展示她美丽的雕塑作品时,突然被视为一匹黑马。没有人知道她有这样的艺术天赋。

释义2:Someone who unexpectedly wins a competition.(出乎意料之外获胜的人)

例句:Nobody thought Cheri could win the race after breaking her leg last year, but she turned out to be a dark horse and took first place.

去年切莉摔断了腿,没人认为她能赢得比赛,但她却是一匹黑马,获得了第一名。

No one thought the brash newcomer would be a threat to the established candidates, but he's turning out to be a real dark horse in this campaign.

谁也没有想到这个莽撞的新来者会对那些老候选人构成威胁。可是,他在这次竞选中已经变成一匹真正的黑马了。

A: Who won the first prize in the speech contest?

谁在演讲比赛中得了第一名?

B: A sort of small potato! He was really a dark horse out of nowhere and won the speech contest hands down.

一个无名小卒!他真是个不知从哪儿冒出来的黑马,轻而易举地获胜了。

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