點滴英語天天學第203期:雅思詞彙(42)

1.表述：wet blanket

釋義：Someone who ruins other people's fun. （掃興的人）

例句： Don't invite Nicole to the party. She's such a wet blanket that she'll probably just complain the whole time.

不要邀請妮可參加聚會，因爲她是個令人掃興的人，可能會一直抱怨。

David was tired of being called a wet blanket by his friends just because he doesn't drink alcohol.

David就因爲他不喝酒而被他的朋友叫做令人掃興的人，他討厭這種叫法。

The weatherman threw a wet blanket on our picnic plan when he forecast rain.

氣象員報有雨, 給我們的野餐計劃潑了冷水。

This little pilgrimage threw quite a wet blanket upon his rising spirits.

這趟路跑得他大爲掃興。

2. 表述：apple polisher ( apple-polisher)

釋義：A flatterer. （奉承者，拍馬屁之人）

例句：That kid is always quick to help the teacher with any little thing—what an apple polisher!

那個孩子幫助老師做任何小事情——真是個馬屁精！

Everybody at my office seems to be an apple-polisher but me.

除了我，辦公室裏的每個人似乎都是馬屁精。

3. 表述：eager beaver

釋義：Someone who is very enthusiastic; someone who works very hard.（工作賣力的人，做事勤奮的人）

例句：Give that big project to the new girl, she's a real eager beaver.

把那個大項目交給新來的女孩，她真是個工作勤奮的人。

Aren't you an eager beaver, getting to the office an hour early?

你不是一個工作很努力的人嗎？你提前一個小時就到辦公室了。

The young assistant gets to work very early. She's a real eager beaver.

這位年輕的助理上班很早，她真是個勤奮的人。