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点滴英语天天学第349期:雅思词汇(209)

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1. Expression:lay an egg

Explanation 1:To do something very poorly. (做事情做得糟糕

Example: The cast laid an egg in both performances.

演员们在这两场演出中都出了洋相。

I'm afraid I might lay an egg in front of such a large audience.

我怕会在这么多观众面前出洋相。

He's a very excellent director but he laid an egg with his last movie.

他是个非常棒的导演,不过他的上部电影真的很失败。

You will lay an egg unless you work harder.

如果你不更加努力就会失败。

情景对话:

A: What do you learn from today’s lecture? I heard from your teacher that it would be made by a very famous scholar on history.

你从今天的演讲中学到了什么?听你的老师说今天做报告的人是个非常有名的历史专家。

B: But I think his lecture just laid an egg for I can remember nothing after it.

但是,我觉得他的演讲很失败,因为我现在什么也记不起来了。

Explanation 2: 强烈发笑

Example:I didn’t know whether to cry or to lay an egg.

我真是哭笑不得。

2. Expression:bring one’s egg to a bad market

Explanation:To fail. (失败

Example:But for your advice, I should have brought my eggs to a bad market.

要不是你的忠告,我会失败的。

He brought his eggs to a bad market because he played his cards badly.

他由于不善于利用机会而失败。

I'll never lose heart even if I should bring my eggs to a bad market ten times.

即使失败十次,我也不灰心。

Paul looks down in the mouth because he brought his eggs to a bad market in the attempt.

保罗因为尝试失败看起来很沮丧。

重点单词   查看全部解释    
director [di'rektə, dai'rektə]

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n. 董事,经理,主管,指导者,导演

 
cast [kɑ:st]

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v. 投,掷,抛,铸造,丢弃,指定演员,加起来,投射(目

 
explanation [.eksplə'neiʃən]

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n. 解释,说明

 


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