點滴英語天天學第263期:雅思詞彙(103)
1. Expression: like the wind
Explanation: Extremely quickly or rapidly. （飛快地，迅速地）
e.g. He'll run like the wind, if he wants to catch that train.
如果他想趕上那班火車，那麼他就得飛快地跑起來。
e.g. We had to drive like the wind to get there in time.
我們必須拼命開車才能及時趕到那裏。
e.g. The girl ran like the wind, with her long hair flying about her face.
女孩像風一樣奔跑着，長長的頭髮在臉上飄拂。
e.g. Once it became clear that Tom's ankle was broken, Steve ran like the wind to get a doctor.
湯姆的腳踝受傷的消息一傳開，史蒂夫就拼命跑去請醫生。
2. Expression: in the wind
Explanation: About to happen. （尤指祕密的事情，即將發生）
e.g. With the company doing so poorly these days, we're all afraid that layoffs are in the wind.
這家公司最近業績這麼差，恐怕要裁員了。
e.g. There is something in the wind. We'll find out what it is soon.
有些事情要發生，我們很快就會知道是什麼事情。
e.g. She probably knew that something was in the wind but chose not to enquire too closely about it.
她或許知道將要發生什麼事，但她選擇的是不過於打聽它。
Vocabulary: enquire：詢問，打聽 layoff：臨時解僱
3. Expression: up the wind
Explanation：In the direction from which the wind is blowing. （頂着風，逆着風）
e.g. We'll have to sail up the wind to reach that part of the shore, so it could be a bit treacherous.
我們得逆風航行才能到達那部分海岸，所以可能會有點危險。
Vocabulary: treacherous:危險的
