魔鬼口語1000句（二十一）：鮮花插在牛糞上
1. She's a kept woman.
她是個二奶。
►kept woman 外室，靠男人養活的姘婦，二奶
e.g. Who would ever believe that a kept woman wrote that! 誰能相信這是一個風塵女子的手筆！
2. Courage will carry you.through.
勇氣會助你渡過難關。
►carry through 完成，貫徹，進行；幫助克服困難
e.g. We must carry the experiment through to the end, not give up halfway. 這項試驗一定要搞到底，不能半途而廢。
e.g. The task is difficult but the enthusiasm will carry him through. 任務是困難的，可是他的熱情會使他堅持到底。
3. I’ll never go cap in hand to him.
我才不會求他。
►go cap in hand to 必恭必敬，卑躬屈節
4. I hate his guts.
我恨死他了。
5. My dad is a real stick-in-the-mud.
我爸是個老古板。
►stick-in-the-mud 作名詞時用來比喻頑固和墨守成規的人；作形容詞時表示保守的，思想遲鈍的
e.g. Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud! 別這麼死腦筋嘛！
6. Time is of the essence.
時間緊迫。
7. I know him by reputation.
我聽説過他。
►by reputation 由（或通過）名聲；由於知名度；靠名氣
e.g. I know Frank Cowperwood by reputation, anyhow. 無論如何，我是久仰法蘭克·柯帕烏的大名的。
同為久仰之意的還有：I get mind of you. / I have heard so much about you.
8. I shall be with you in spirit.
我精神上支持你。
►in spirit 在內心，在精神上，心靈上
e.g. He is troubled in spirit. 他內心苦惱。
9. He is a thorn in my side.
他是我的眼中釘。
►a thorn in the side (flesh) 肉中刺；棘手的事，不斷使某人煩惱的根源
e.g. I wonder why I become a thorn in their side. I've never harmed them. 不知為什麼我成了他們的眼中釘了。我可從未錯待過他們。
10. Beauty and the beast.
一朵鮮花插在牛糞上了。
