大家好，欢迎来到《可可茶话会》，我是canace凯娜丝。今天我们要学习几个关于ghost的表达。Ghost一般是“鬼魂”的意思。

例句1：She went as white as a ghost when she heard the news.
短语：white as a ghost
释义：When someone is very shocked at something that they see or that has happened, they may appear white as a ghost.
解析：当一个人被他所看到的东西或者发生的事情所吓到，他们的脸会白得像鬼，也就是white as a ghost。这个表达和中文有些相通。
例句释义：她听到这个消息顿时脸色苍白。
拓展知识：同时这里的ghost还可以替换为sheet，像纸一样白。His face was as white as a sheet. 他的脸犹如纸一样苍白。

例句2：I haven't a ghost of a chance of getting the job.
短语：ghost of a chance
释义：If something or someone hasn't got a ghost of a chance, they have no hope whatsoever of succeeding.
解析：如果我们说某事物或者某人没有a ghost of a chance，实际上就是说他们没有希望成功。
例句释义：我毫无可能得到这份工作。
举一反三：本来没有机会可以说have no chance，加上ghost意味就更加浓了。再比如：They don't stand a ghost of a chance of winning. 胜利对于他们来说毫无机会了。

例句3：The car seems to have given up the ghost.
短语：ghost of a chance
释义：People give up the ghost when they die. Machines stop working when they give up the ghost.
解析：如果我们把这个词用在人身上就是说他们去见阎王、上西天了，如果用在机器machine上，就是说机器报废、不能运转了。
例句释义：看来这汽车算是报销了。
举一反三：My bicycle ran into a car and gave up the ghost. 我的自行车撞到了一辆汽车上，不能骑了。

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