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老外教你学口语[1] No. 168
 dyed-in-the-wool
彻底的,彻头彻尾的
A: Susan's a dyed-in-the-munist, and you can't change her mind.
B: Yeah, she told me there will still be a revolution.
此表现、本来是「还未纺织之前已经染上了色」的意思、用于毛织物。在上面的例句的表现中、要注意其轻微的蔑视语气。
【中文翻译】
A:苏珊是彻底的共产主义者、你不可能改变她的念头。
B:嗯,她还告诉我一场革命还将到来。
 No. 167
cloak and dagger
关于间谍的(电影或传说)
A: The stories about pany are like a cloak and dagger tale.
B: Why don't you write about it then, and make some extra money?
改固定短语由1946年的美国电影「外套与短剑(Cloak And Dagger)」而来。间谍电影经典之作,后来片名成为间谍情节的代名词。
【中文翻译】
A:公司的来历、就像是一个间谍故事。
B:那你为何不借此写部书,挣点外快呢?
 No. 166
blow one's own horn
骄傲,为。。。自豪
A: I'm tired of working with Renaldo.
B: Yeah, he's always blowing his own horn about all the beautiful girlfriends he has.
解说略
【中译】
A:和雷纳尔多一起工作已经受够了。
B:嗯,他老是为漂亮女友们而洋洋自得。
 No. 165
one's blood runs cold
提心吊胆
A: My blood runs cold whenever I see my former husband.
B: He does too probably. Why don't you move to another town?
be filled with horror、feel(get) shivers down one's spine都是相类似的短语。former husbandは「前夫」。也叫ex-husband。
【中文翻译】
A:我一见到以前的老公,就胆战心惊。
B:他可能也是如此吧。为何不搬家到别处去?
 No. 164
bitter pill to swallow
难以忍受之苦
A: Breaking up with his girlfriend was a bitter pill to swallow for Tom.
B: But he deserved it. He was seeing someone else at the same time.
break up(分手)、see(和某人交往)乃是恋爱英语的基本词汇,值得记住。
【中文翻译】
A:对于汤姆来说,和