點滴英語天天學第300期:雅思詞彙(140)

1. Expression：have five

Explanation：To be well-done. （用以表示祝賀，幹得好）

Example：You are the first in the race. Have five!

你獲得了比賽的第一名，幹得真棒。

He gave me one look as much as to say,"Have five, David!" And he set off again at his top speed.

他看了我一眼，彷彿是說：“幹得好，David。”然後，他又以最快的速度出發了。

2. Expression：highway robbery

Explanation：A situation in which you are charged far too much money for something. （價格昂貴，價格不菲）

Example：I need to find another mechanic because this bill is just highway robbery! I can't believe how much he charged for a simple repair.

因爲這張賬單簡直是天價，所以我要另找修理工！我真不敢相信一次簡單的修理，他收了這麼多錢。

Four thousand dollars! That's highway robbery for one piece of furniture! I won't buy it!

買一件傢俱要4千美元，太貴了，我不買。

They're charging ten bucks for the comics, which sounds like highway robbery to us.

我們想看漫畫，他們要收10美元，這聽起來就像攔路搶劫。

Two hundred dollars for one night in a hotel? That's highway robbery!

在旅館住一晚上要200美元？簡直是漫天要價！

3. Expression：hired gun

Explanation：A person with special knowledge or expertise who is employed to resolve a complex problem. （受僱傭的專家，行家）

Example：The corporation has sent their best hired gun to convince the senator to vote against the environmental regulation bill.

公司派了他們最棒的僱員去說服參議員投票反對環境管理法案。

A: How is your company going on recently? I heard that many companies had been threatened by a certain net hacking.

你的公司最近如何？我聽說很多公司已經遭到網絡黑客的威脅。

B: Don’t worry about me. I have invited a hired gun to deal with this net hacking.

被擔心我，我已經邀請了一位高手來對付這網絡黑客了。