碧海蘭天

freeze 表”定住不動”, deer “鹿”(單複數同形), headlight意為”車頭燈”

此用法字面是指鹿不小心遇到急駛而來的車對牠閃大燈時會不知所措地”定格”,

即”當場愣住”之意

A: What happened when you confronted Jane about telling lies?

B: She froze like a  a deer caught in the headlights.

“一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥”的英文怎麼說?

就是a (real) fly in the ointment(油膏;藥膏)

若蒼蠅掉到油膏裡, 便會破壞油膏,因此此句相當於”一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥”,表示”煞風景;美中不足”之意

A: How was the movie?

B: It was OK, but a little kid behind me who kept talking was a real fly in the ointment.

PK=penalty kick 意為”踢罰球”,即俗稱PK賽

penalty (體)罰球

ex: The game came down to penalty kicks.

有個大學生零用錢用光了,日子難過,想向老爸要錢,又不好意思明講,於是他寫了一封流傳千古的家書:

$eptember $ixth,  2000

Dear Mom and Dad,

　Gue$$ what I need? Plea$e $end $ome a$ $oon a$ po$$ible. Thank$.

Be$t wi$hes,

Your $on, $am

有道是”虎父無犬子”,反之亦然:虎子無犬父,父母的回函更是技高一籌

Dear Sam,

     NOthing much is happening here. NObody is sick. We have NOthing else to tell you. Please write aNOther letter soon. Bye for NOw.

Love,

Mom and Dad