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點滴英語天天學第104期:分手了!(詞彙詳解8)

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今天,我們來學習on the rocks這個詞彙:To be on the rocks means to be in state of ruin, disrepair, or destitution. 它是固定搭配的介詞短語,是指處於毀壞,破產,失修,貧困等狀態。我們通過下面的例句來熟悉它的意思和用法。

點滴英語天天學第104期:分手了!(詞彙詳解8)

例句1:It's no wonder he's in therapy—apparently their marriage has been on the rocks for months. (難怪他在接受治療,很明顯,他們的婚姻不和諧好幾個月了。)

解析1:on the rock在這個句子中做表語,在系動詞be後面。

解析2:It is no wonder that...這個句式表示我們中文中說的“難怪......”“......是不足爲怪的”的意思,that可以省略。例如:It is no wonder that the children love to visit the farm. (孩子們喜歡去農場玩是不足爲怪的。)His parents have both died and it is no wonder that he looks so sad. (他的父母都死了,難怪他看起來這麼憂傷。)

例句2:Did she have a hunch that my business is going on the rocks? (她是不是預感到我的生意要垮臺?)

解析1:on the rocks和動詞go連用做謂語,表示“即將垮臺,破產”的意思。

解析2:have a hunch是指“有預感”,是個俚語。例如:I have a hunch that it will snow soon. (我有快要下雪的預感。)I have a hunch that something is going to happen. (我總感到要出什麼事似的。)

例句3:That bank is on the rocks. Don't put your money in it. (那家銀行面臨倒閉,不要再到那裏存錢了。)

解析:put the money in the bank的意思是“存錢”。

例句4:By the time I've paid all the bills I owe I shall be on the rocks. (等我付完了所有的欠帳,我就身無分文了。)

解析1:要表示“到......時候爲止”可以用這個句式:By the time+從句。例如:By the time I came on the scene, it was all over. (我來到時, 一切都結束了。)It was already out of date by the time it was published. (到此書出版時,它已經過時了。)

解析2:I owe是定語從句修飾先行詞bills,這裏省略了關係代詞that或者which

今天,我們學習了on the rock這個詞彙,表示處於毀壞,破產,失修,貧困等狀態Hope that you can bear it in your mind.