點滴英語天天學第337期:雅思詞彙(197)

1. Expression：kick against the pricks

Explanation：To resist, protest, or fight against those in positions of authority. （抵抗，反抗或對抗有權有勢的人）

Example：Our generation had to live through the Thatcher era—we were defined by kicking against the pricks!

我們這一代人經受了撒切爾時代——我們被定義爲敢於對掌權人士進行反抗的人！

Explanation 2：To harm yourself by protesting when it is useless to do so. （頑強抵抗而受傷，作無益的抵抗而受害）

Example：People in prison learn very quickly not to kick against the pricks. If they complain, the prison officers make their lives very difficult.

監獄裏的人很快就學會了不做無益的抵抗而受傷害。如果他們抱怨，獄警就會讓他們的生活非常艱難。

He was just an awkward young man kicking against the pricks.

他只是一個笨拙的年輕人，跟有權人去作對而使得自己受害。

情景對話：

A: Tom, don’t talk back to mother. You will be just kicking against the pricks.

湯姆，別跟媽媽頂嘴。你只不過是在自討苦吃。

B：But I don’t think I am in the wrong.

但我認爲我沒有錯。

2. Expression：kick something off

Explanation：To begin something; to hold a party or ceremony to mark the start of something. （開始）

Example：The city kicked the centennial celebration off with a parade.

這座城市以遊行拉開了百年慶典的序幕。

President Obama kicked off his bailout plan by helping those big enterprises in trouble.

奧巴馬總統的緊急救助計劃是從幫助困境中的大企業開始的。

The party will kick off around 4:00, so we need to leave here at 3:30.

聚會將在4點左右開始，所以我們需要在3點半離開這裏。

I'll ask Tessa to kick off the discussion.

我叫Tessa開始討論。