1.worth the risk 值得冒险
Critics say the toxic waste from nuclear power generation remains a problem for thousands of years and is not worth the risk.
批评人士指出,核残留物的影响会持续上千年,不值得冒这个风险 。
2.on the spot 当场
One day they caught her with her hand in the cookie jar; she was stealing stamps for personal use and she was fired on the spot.
有一天,正当她在偷邮票给她自己用的时候被人当场抓着 。她立即就被解雇了 。
3.shoot from the hip 鲁莽行事;信口开河
Many interviewers have been surprised at the chancellor's ability to shoot from the hip.
该大臣的信口开河令采访者纷纷惊讶不已 。
4.point out 指出
What we have been trying to point out to people are the dangers of crossing.
我们一直在努力告诉大家,偷渡是很危险的 。
adj. 模糊的,不明确的,犹豫不决的,茫然的