1. 海量 have a hollow leg
6 {0 Y; M: ~! {8 J$ |0 g你像灌醉他?他可是海量,从来没有醉过。
* |& k" \+ b: ZWant to drink him under the table? Well…you can never do. He got a hollow leg, you know.
& y& |/ H7 j; Y+ j0 {8 J9 o2.略胜一筹 be a notch above
8 x2 @/ ?5 W3 F2 e; Z论油画,张先生比刘先生画得好。但是,谈到水彩画,刘先生可就比张先生略胜一筹了。
1 Y% o5 y% s/ B6 l. T+ S4 W6 qIn oil painting, Mr.Zhang paints better than Mr.Li.But when it comes to water colors,Mr.Liu appears to be a notch above Mr.Zhang.2 G" s, e! @8 `2 [% Y/ ~
3.有头脑 be a brain5 Q: h; |, s& B) \( x1 w- x
他可是个有头脑德人,决不会相信你的那一套。4 s& J" t( L9 R. v* D$ O5 m% P
He’s a brain, who wouldn’t be fooled into believing your babbling.
$ U E+ `' J( _6 x1 Z4.很能干 to have a lot on the ball, G' X9 {0 v& E: O/ @0 ]! |& f& u: V
我知道李明很能干,但我怀疑他是否真的愿意到我们这儿来工作。
$ L; N: y+ c \9 j; ?, c$ l" VI know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not sure if he likes to work here.; }8 V/ \ O- o2 P1 ~! ]
5.有名无实 a poor apology
% K+ l) r! b4 l9 e你刚才提到的那个作家不过是个有名无实的人。他的作品太没意思了。# c- f7 F7 X. J- B5 O+ g2 X
The man you’ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer. His writings are tedious.1 e' A( v0 E" c- q" F% U! s/ h
6.绞尽脑汁 to rack one’s brain( N2 T7 A9 x; |# u( R$ [
他已经绞尽脑汁了,可是仍未找到问题的答案。
: w+ |% n9 s" [8 N8 i9 UHe had racked his brain, but hadn’t been able to work out the answer to the problem.$ _! j6 L9 X. k# `
7.没骨气 have no guts.
4 F9 b! h) M& k: v2 s9 D真没想到小高那么没骨气,竟然嫁给了坑害过她父亲的人。
' w! t0 J3 I* [& v4 |I’m surprised to learn that XiaoGao had married the man who had once done her father in. She rally has no guts.6 C$ n$ I7 b: h& Z' ~$ [
8.真了不起really something
. K9 ]$ s! X* b/ {( T) N他真了不起,竟然一个人对付了那么多的对手。( ~9 y) o; S' o) D7 X1 t
He overwhelmed so many of his opponents alone. He’s really something.
2 ], b( {7 v4 f& p) T4 P9.昙花一现 a flash in the pan
# J- @ A- R# l+ Y' T% a0 `那个歌星也只是昙花一现,出了几张唱片就销声匿迹了。8 u' M3 ]' Z# v3 t H6 k
That singer was only a flash in the pan. He disappeared into the air after having made one or two records.' m' V5 o& E2 v* P4 y
10.寡不敌众 be outnumbered 9 F' F O: @+ i9 B
她很勇敢,但终因寡不敌众,被那帮人打晕过去. v6 A0 K6 p' v- ?! y
The girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was finally knocked into the middle of next week by the gang. |