每天一句电影口语第17期:一时兴起
日期:2011-12-01 15:16

(单词翻译:单击)

-Wiesler: You've done nothing, know nothing. So you think we just arrest innocent citizens on a whim?
arrest: 逮捕 innocent: 无罪的 citizen: 市民 on a whim: 心血来潮 whim: 一时的兴致
什么都没做?什么都不知道?你认为我们会随便逮捕无辜民众吗?
——《窃听风暴》

on a whim: 一时心血来潮

实例:

She bought that dress on a whim.她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。
  
I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。

You would never go beyond the requirements on a whim , or just because you thought it was cool .你不可以因为一时兴起,或者仅仅是觉得很酷,就去超越需求。

He saw the deal on the Internet and booked the vacation on a whim.他在网上看到一个很划算的价格,心血来潮,马上定票,准备出去渡假。

He bought a lottery ticket on a whim and won the jackpot.他心血来潮买了张彩票,结果中了头奖。

The coach changed the game plan on a whim and won the championship. 教练突发奇想,立即决定改变原定战术,结果赢得了决赛胜利

分享到
重点单词
  • lotteryn. 彩票
  • encyclopedian. 百科全书
  • arrestvt. 逮捕,拘留 n. 逮捕,拘留 vt. 阻止
  • coachn. 大巴,教练;(火车)客车车厢,四轮马车,经济舱 v
  • whimn. 一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
  • innocentadj. 清白的,无辜的,无害的,天真纯洁的,无知的
  • championshipn. 锦标赛,冠军,拥护