茶話會第82期:那是空口說白話
一、邊聽邊學 Listen and Learn nitwit 笨蛋 half-baked 愚蠢的 a piece of cake 輕而易舉的事 one for the books 非比尋常 a cinch 輕而易舉的事 talk through one’s hat 誇大其詞 take with a grain of salt 對某人的話存疑 have egg on one’s face 出醜 二、邊聽邊說 Listen and Speak A: He’s a nitwit. What half-baked idea does he have now? 他真是傻瓜,到底在想什麼蠢事? B: He’s sure he can become a millionaire by buying 100 lottery tickets. He thinks it’ll be a piece of cake. 他以為買了一百張獎券就可以成為億萬富翁。他想得太簡單了。 A: That’s one for the books. It’s no cinch making money. 那是空口說白話,賺錢哪有那麼容易? B: He talks through his hat. You have to take everthing he says with a grain of salt. 他在說大話,你聽他說話得打些折扣。 A: Just watch. He’ll have egg on his face. 等著瞧,他會出醜的。
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