來源:互聯(lián)網(wǎng) 作者:勵步英語 2016-08-15 11:13:26
11 – in hot water
水深火熱
To be in hot water means to be in trouble, especially in a situation where you will be punished or someone will be mad at you。 If your boss discovers you’ve been using your time at work to play computer games, you’ll be in hot water!
“In hot water”意味著你有麻煩了,尤其指那種你會受到懲罰、別人會對你生氣的情況。如果你的老板發(fā)現(xiàn)你上班時間玩電腦,那你就等著感受一番“水深火熱”吧!
12 – have the hots for someone
迷戀一個人
This expression is an informal way to say “romantically/sexually attracted to someone。” For example, my sister has the hots for a guy in her writing class; she can’t stop thinking about him。
這個表達是用來描述“生理上/心理上受某人吸引”感覺的非正式說法。比如說,我的妹妹迷戀寫作課上的一位同班同學,日思夜想,簡直停不下來。
13 – hot to trot
摩拳擦掌
If someone is hot to trot, it means they are ready, willing, eager and enthusiastic to start something or to go ahead。 Let’s say your company proposes a partnership with a non-profit organization; if the organization seems very excited about it and wants to move forward right away, they are hot to trot。
如果說某個人“hot to trot”,那就說明這個人已經(jīng)摩拳擦掌、迫不及待、熱情滿漲地想要大干一場了。比如說,你的公司提出和一個非營利組織建立合作關(guān)系;如果那個組織對這個提議十分感興趣,并且想要馬上開始,那他們就是“hot to trot”。
14 – hot on someone’s heels
緊追不舍
In a race or competition, being hot on someone’s heels means to be immediately behind them, in close pursuit。 For example, the second-place runner can be hot on the heels of the runner in the lead。 Or a company that is leading the market by a small margin might have a competitor that is hot on its heels。
在一場比賽中,“being hot on someone’s heels”意味著在某人之后緊追不舍,差距甚小。例如,跑步比賽中的第二名如果距第一名很近,那就是在其后“緊追不舍”;蛘咭粋僅僅以微薄優(yōu)勢領(lǐng)先市場的公司,可能就會有一個緊追不舍的競爭者。
15 – strike while the iron is hot
趁熱打鐵
This expression means you should take advantage of especially good conditions to take some action now。
這個表達的意思是,你應該利用現(xiàn)在的優(yōu)勢,采取行動。
For example, if you want to buy a house and there is a sudden drop in house prices, you should strike while the iron is hot and buy a house now while the prices are low。
比如,如果你想買一座房子,而房價突然大跌,那你就應該趁熱打鐵,在房價低的時候買下一座房子。
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