ring the knell of 宣布……的毁灭(破灭)
【讲解】
knell意为“钟声,丧钟”,该习语直译为“敲响丧钟”,意即“直布……的毁灭(破灭)”。
【对话】
A:Has Mary passed the entrance examination to the university?
A:玛丽考上大学了吗?
B:No, her second failure in the exam rand the knell of her wish to be a college student.
B:她参考的第二次失败使她想成为大学生的愿望彻底破灭了。
A:What will she do then?
A:那她打算怎么办?
B:She wants to find a job first.
B:她想先找份工作。