點滴英語天天學第240期:雅思詞彙(77)
1. 詞彙：kick the bucket
例句： If they invent a hoverboard before I kick the bucket, I'm definitely going to try it, no matter how old I am.
如果他們在我死之前發明了懸浮滑板，我一定會嘗試一下，不管我有多老。
Any plant under my care kicks the bucket in about a week.
我照管的任何植物大約一星期就會死掉。
Your old friend Charley's not working here any more. In fact we heard he kicked the bucket down in Texas last winter; he got kicked in the head by a horse he was trying to saddle up.
你的老朋友查理已經不在這兒做了。事實上，我們聽說他在去年冬天在得克薩斯州死了。他在套馬的時候，那匹馬往他的頭上踢了一腳。
That old dog next door finally kicked the bucket. He was sixteen years old, toothless, blind and could hardly get around. Sixteen years is a long time for a dog, so it was time for him to go.
隔壁的那條狗終於死了。那狗已經有十六歲了，牙都沒了，又瞎，行動也不便。十六歲了，對狗來說也是時候了。
2. 詞彙：kick the habit
釋義：To overcome an addiction, typically to drugs. （克服癖嗜，戒除惡習）
例句：It took gum and counseling, but I've finally kicked the habit—no more cigarettes.
這需要嚼口香糖和做心理諮詢，但我最終戒掉了這個惡習——不再抽菸。
Unfortunately, the nature of addiction means that kicking the habit isn't as simple as just wanting to stop.
不幸的是，上癮的本質意味着戒掉這個惡習並不像想要戒掉那麼簡單。
Many people have tried many different ways to kick the habit.
很多人試過很多不同的方法來克服癖嗜。
It's hard to kick a habit, but it can be done. I stopped biting my nails.
要戒除一個惡習很難，但可以做到。我不再咬指甲了。
I used to drink coffee every morning, but I kicked the habit.
我過去每天早上都喝咖啡，但我戒了這個癖嗜。
