作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期:2013-1-23
口语习语:a blind alley 讲解: 这是一个名词性短语,alley是胡同,小巷的意思。从字面上理解,是“瞎胡同”“死胡同”,引申为“前途暗淡”“行不通”之义。 Eg. When he invested in that business, he went up a blind alley. 当他投资做那个生意时,他就走上了一条绝路。 Eg. Bob did not take the job because it was a blind alley. 鲍勃没有接受此职,因为它没有发展前途。 迷你对话: A :Why did Tom quit the job? Tom为什么要辞职? B :He said his present job seemed to bea blind alley. 他说目前的工作暗淡。 A :If he doesn't change his attitude toward his work, I don't think a new job canmake any difference. 如果他不改变对工作的态度,即使再换一份新工作也不会有什么变化。 词海拾贝: quit a job 辞职 Eg. He has a good mind to quit that job. 他很想辞去那份工作。 Eg. It would be folly to quit your job before finding a new one. 在你找到新的工作前就辞职是不明智的。 change one's attitude to sth 改变对……的态度 If you don't change your attitude to your study, your will be sure to go into a blind alley. 如果你不改变对学习的态度,你是没有什么前途的。 make some difference 有些 … 作用或影响, 区别 Eg. Flowers make some difference to a room. 鲜花没有使房间有所不同。 Eg. This is an area where I believe some creative collaborations and partnerships could make a difference. 我认为,这是通过某种创造性合作与伙伴关系可以改观的领域。 Eg. Now I've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you. 长期以来,我一直在为这些问题奔忙,有些问题甚至我已经为之奋斗了30年之久,我决心让这些问题得到改观。
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