1. 词汇:a fly on the wall
释义:One who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation, or a person who watches others without being noticed. (不被察觉的旁观者,隐蔽的或不引人注意的旁观者)
例句:I would love to be a fly on the wall in John's house when he finds out his wife bought a new car without telling him.
当约翰发现他的妻子在没有告诉他的情况下买了一辆新车的事情时,我真想成为约翰家的窥探者。
I'd love to be a fly on the wall at their team meetings.
我很想在他们的团队会议上成为一个旁观者。
What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Draper finds out what's happened to his precious cargo!
当德雷珀发现他珍贵的货物出了什么问题时,我真想成为一个不被觉察的旁观者。(我多么希望能够看到戴维斯发现他珍贵的货物出事时的样子啊。)
I’d love to be a fly on the wall when the committee is discussing the report I wrote!
当委员会讨论我写的报告时,我真想成为一个不被觉察的旁观者。
2. 词汇:fot kicks
释义:Only for the sake of fun, excitement, or distraction. (为了好玩,为了刺激,为了分散注意力)
例句:Living in such a small, rural town, there wasn't much to do for kicks other than drive around in our car all night.
住在这样一个小乡村小镇上,除了整夜开着车到处转,没有什么好玩的。
There's a group of kids who go around smashing car windows for kicks.
有一群孩子为了寻找刺激,到处去砸车窗。
We just did it for kicks. We didn’t mean to hurt anyone.
我们只是为了好玩,并不是有意伤害某人。
— Why did he steal the car? —— Just for kicks. He was bored.
— 他为何去偷车?—— 只是为了寻找刺激,他太无聊了。