迷你对话学地道口语第525期:令大吃一惊,吓一大跳
日期:2013-12-18 12:15

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Subject: I will throw the professor some curves.

迷你对话

A: I will state many special opinions. I will throw the professor some curves.

我将陈述许多新观点。我会让教授大吃一惊。

B: That is very exciting! How would you do?

真是令人兴奋!你怎么做呢?

地道表达

throw sb some curves

1. 解词释义

Throw sb some curves这个短语来自棒球场上,打球者以为投手会投出直球,但是眼前飞来的却是curve,意思是“让某人大吃一惊,让某人吓一跳”。其英文解释为:to confuse someone by doing something tricky or unexpected.

2. 拓展例句

e.g. When you said "house" you threw me a curve. The password was supposed to be "home."

当你说到house这个词的时候,吓了我一大跳,密码应该是home。

e.g. John threw me a curve when we were making our presentation, and I forgot my speech.

我们在做自我陈述的时候,约翰让我大吃一惊,我忘记了自己的演说。

Ps:state an opinion:陈述观点

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重点单词
  • presentationn. 陈述,介绍,赠与 n. [美]讲课,报告
  • unexpectedadj. 想不到的,意外的
  • curven. 曲线,弯曲,弧线,弯曲物 vt. 使...弯
  • confusevt. 混淆,使困惑,使混乱