點滴英語天天學第281期:雅思詞彙(121)
1. goose bumps
釋義：Bumps on one's skin where one's body hair stands on end as the result of an intense feeling of cold, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, or fear. （用語表示寒冷，緊張，害怕，激動或者焦慮的感覺，雞皮疙瘩）
用法：這個一個名詞短語，它通常和動詞get搭配作謂語表示“起雞皮疙瘩”的意思，即：get the goose dump。和動詞give搭配表示“讓人起雞皮疙瘩”的意思，即：give somebody goose bumps。
例句：e.g. I got goose bumps watching that scary movie last night!
昨天晚上看那部恐怖電影，我都起雞皮疙瘩了!
e.g. Their concert was so amazing, I got goose bumps when they played their first song!
他們的音樂會太棒了，當他們演奏他們的第一首歌時，我都起雞皮疙瘩了!
e.g. It's so cold in here that I'm getting goose bumps.
這裏太冷了，我都起雞皮疙瘩了。
e.g. Do you know, I have seen every movie with Madonna in it at least five times. Just seeing her picture in a magazine gives me goose bumps ——she's such a beauful woman!
你知道，Madonna演的電影每部我都至少看五遍。即便在雜誌裏看到她的照片都會讓我起雞皮疙瘩，因爲她真是太漂亮了。
2. a wild goose chase
釋義：A waste of time and you found nothing. （白忙一場，枉費心機）
用法：這個是一個名詞短語，它通常和介詞on搭配做狀語或表語，即：on a wild good chase.
例句：e.g. I've been on a wild goose chase trying to find a bag of Dan's favorite potato chips.
我一直在枉費心機地盡力找到一袋丹最喜歡的薯片。
e.g. Those jerks sent me on a wild goose chase to find a copy of a book that hasn't been released yet!
那些混蛋讓我白費力氣去找一本還沒有出版的書!
e.g. Every time I've gone to Rome to try to find out if the story could be true, it has turned out to be a wild goose chase.
每次我去羅馬想要弄清楚這個故事是不是真的，結果都是徒勞無功。
e.g. You're led on a wild goose chase if you look for an apartment in the papers.
如果你指望通過報紙找到公寓，那是白費勁。
