"布朗尼加分"口語課堂:你有第六感嗎?

Hi，可可網友們，大家好。今天我們繼續通過一段話來學習一些含有數字的習慣用語(idioms from number)的含義及其用法。認真聽好，別忘了結束時還有個小問題等着您。

For some people, fishing is so enjoyable that it puts them in seventh heaven. For others, fishing is a good time to relax and catch forty winks. I'm of two minds about it. At first sight, fishing seems like fun. But, on second thought, I just don't like to handle a fish when I catch it. To many people who like fishing, it's second nature to look at a river or a lake and know where the fish are. They have a sixth sense that helps them do this. Soon they're catching fish, while I'm still trying to put the worm on the hook.

對於一些喜歡釣魚的人來說，fishing是enjoyable很享受的，可以讓他們in seventh heaven的。這個用法我們之前有過介紹，相當於extremely happy。 對於另外一些人，釣魚只是用來放鬆，和catch forty winks. Wink眨眼，您可千萬別把它理解成抓住了四十次眨眼，不過，這個習語倒是真和眼睛有關，但不是眨，而是閉上了。
Forty winkle相當於 a short sleep, a nap,catch forty winks就等於have a snap, have a short sleep. 小憩片刻。再看一個例句： I sometimes take forty winks on Saturday afternoon, so that I can continue working around the house afterward. 每週六下午我都會小憩一會兒，這樣接下來才能乾點家裏的體力活。

對於釣魚這件事兒，我呢，是Of two minds。這個短語意思是 having trouble making a decision. 也就是“不知道該怎麼決定纔好”。再比如這個例子：Betty was of two minds about her future: Should she study to be a teacher or an actress? 對於未來Betty很難抉擇，是當老師呢，還是當演員呢？

At first sight，也就是before really thinking about one's feeling about something. 也就是沒有經過深思熟慮之前，沒仔細想的時候。覺得釣魚似乎挺有意思。但是，On second thought，也就是 changing one's mind after thinking more about something. 考量之後，得出了不一樣的結論。On second thought，“深入考慮，細細思考”的意思。比如：You know that large-screen TV I was going to buy? On second thought, I decided to keep my old TV for a while. 記得那個我打算買的大屏幕電視吧？仔細想過之後，我決定還是再用一陣舊電視吧。

有些人天生具有做某件事兒的能力，比如有些人天生對音樂敏感，有些人生來就擅長運動，這段話裏則說，對於有些人，it's second nature to look at a river or a lake and know where the fish are。看一眼一條河或一個湖泊就知道哪兒會有魚。Second nature 意思相當於 easy and natural to someone. 本能的。比如：Learning to golf is second nature to some people. They can hit the ball well with no problem the very first time. 對有些人來說，學習打高爾夫易如反掌。他們第一次就能沒有問題的打中球體。

那麼這些人之所以能這麼厲害，是因爲有a sixth sense在幫助他們。這個一定好理解了。就是我們常說的第六感。a special feeling for something, or a special understanding of things. 再比如：Lisa has a sixth sense for directions. She always knows which road to take to get where she wants to go. Lisa在辨認方向上有第六感。她總能知道該走哪條路能到她想要去的地方。

好了，如果你有預測問題的第六感，就該知道Rose要問的問題是：When you are of two minds, have you made a decision? 另一個問題，If doing something is second nature to you, is it easy or hard for you to do? 好了。今天的學習就到這裏吧。