1.表述:Da bomb
释义:Excellent, extremely entertaining, or of very high quality. (非常好的)
例句:This steak I ordered is da bomb!
我点的牛排太棒了!
I'm not usually a fan of action films, but that one was da bomb!
我通常不喜欢动作片,但是那部真是棒极了。
A: Are you one of the Air Mike’s fans?
你是飞行员Jordan的粉丝吗?
B: Yeah! Mike is a Da bomb, and he was the greatest basketball player ever!
是的,Mike棒极了。他曾经还是最棒的篮球运动员。
2.表述:all that
释义:To be remarkably adept, intelligent, good-looking, or successful. (非常棒)
例句:I don't need to see his test results, I already know he's all that!
我不需要看他的考试成绩,我知道他很棒。
3. 表述:dark horse
释义1:Someone who surprises others with their skills or talents.
例句:Angela was suddenly viewed as a dark horse when she displayed her beautiful sculptures at the art fair. Nobody knew she had such artistic talent.
安吉拉在艺术博览会上展示她美丽的雕塑作品时,突然被视为一匹黑马。没有人知道她有这样的艺术天赋。
释义2:Someone who unexpectedly wins a competition.(出乎意料之外获胜的人)
例句:Nobody thought Cheri could win the race after breaking her leg last year, but she turned out to be a dark horse and took first place.
去年切莉摔断了腿,没人认为她能赢得比赛,但她却是一匹黑马,获得了第一名。
No one thought the brash newcomer would be a threat to the established candidates, but he's turning out to be a real dark horse in this campaign.
谁也没有想到这个莽撞的新来者会对那些老候选人构成威胁。可是,他在这次竞选中已经变成一匹真正的黑马了。
A: Who won the first prize in the speech contest?
谁在演讲比赛中得了第一名?
B: A sort of small potato! He was really a dark horse out of nowhere and won the speech contest hands down.
一个无名小卒!他真是个不知从哪儿冒出来的黑马,轻而易举地获胜了。