迷你对话学地道口语第284期:剽窃
日期:2013-02-13 16:40

(单词翻译:单击)

迷你对话:

A: I have no idea about what to do.

我不知道下一步怎么办。

B: Maybe you can pick Mary’s brains now. She knows a lot about stocks.

也许你可以挖挖玛丽脑筋里的东西,她对股票很在行。

A: Let me have a try.

我去试试吧。

地道表达:

pick someone’s brains

解词释义:

to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do,翻译为“剽窃或窃取别人的智力成果 ”。

支持范例:

I'd love to pick your brains about computers - you seem to be the expert around here.

我要玩玩你脑袋里电脑的知识,你在这儿似乎是电脑专家呀。

Do you mind if I pick your brains on a minor legal matter?

我想向你讨教一个小小的法律问题,行吗?

He refused to prepare for the exam,but counted on being able to pick his roommate's brains.

他不肯准备考试,仗着他能够向室友请教。

I've come to pick your brains.

我是来讨教你的专门知识的。

词海拾贝:

1. know a lot about:对......知之甚多

范例:You seem to know a lot about him.

你好像很了解他。

It means you know a lot about movies and you have seen quite a large number of them.

你很懂电影并且看过很多片子。

I don’t know a lot about China yet, but Im eager to learn.

我对中国还不太了解,但我很想知道。

It seems you know quite a lot about it. I'd better ask for your advice when I have the chance.

看来你知道的真不少,有机会得好好向你请教。

2. have a try:试一试

范例:If you can' t open the box, can I have a try ?

如果你打不开这个箱子,我能试一试吗?

I will have a try even though I should fail.

哪怕失败,我也要试一下。

Don't slight a penny. Have a try to know how it is earned.

不要小看一分钱。不妨自己去挣挣看。

Why not have a try? Maybe you will lose a good chance.

为什么不试试?没准儿你放跑了一个大好机会。

3. have no idea:不知道

范例:We have no idea how to persuade him to give up the idea.

我们不知道如何说服他放弃这个念头。

That' s a difficult question ; I have no idea of the answer.

这是一个难题,我想不出答案。

If you have no idea about it, consult a dictionary, please.

要是你对这个问题不清楚, 请你查字典得了。

I have no idea why he resigned his post.

我不知道他为何辞去他的职务。

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重点单词
  • persuadevt. 说服,劝说
  • resignedadj. 认命的,顺从的,听任的 动词resign的过去
  • consultv. 商讨,向 ... 请教,查阅
  • minoradj. 较小的,较少的,次要的 n. 未成年人,辅修科
  • legaladj. 法律的,合法的,法定的
  • slightadj. 轻微的,微小的,纤细的,脆弱的 vt. 轻视,
  • countedvt. 计算;认为 vi. 计数;有价值 n. 计数;计