迷你對話學地道口語第693期:不加思索

Subject：I cannot tell you the information off the top of my head.

迷你對話

A: I heard this weekend our company will send us to have a visit to Paris for business. Is it true.

我聽說這個週末公司將派我們去巴黎出差，是真的嗎？

B: I cannot tell the information off the top of my head. I will have to check it up.

我沒辦法立刻告訴你這個消息，我得覈實一下。

地道表達

off the top of one’s head

1. 解詞釋義

Off the top of one’s head這個習語的意思是“沒有經過仔細考慮或仔細計算”“不加思索”。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. She answered the teacher's question off the top of her head.

她隨口回答了老師的問題。

e.g. I can't tell you the answer off the top of my head.

我不經考慮無法告訴你答案。

e.g. I don't know the exact number of people who have been invited but off the top of my head I should think there will be about forty.

我不知道被邀請者的確切人數, 但不用思索, 我認爲會有40人左右。

e.g. I'll just have to give the speech off the top of my head.

沒有時間寫稿，我只好即席發言。

e.g. I stopped telling him stories and asking him strange questions that came off the top of my head.

我不再給他講故事和問一些從我腦袋裏冒出來的稀奇古怪的問題。

Ps 1：have a visit to somewhere的意思是”去某地參觀，訪問”。例如：

e.g. Next week I want to have a visit to Hongkong.

下週我想參觀香港。

Ps 2：check something up的意思是“覈實某事”。例如：

I have yet to check up some doubtful points.

我還得覈實一些疑點。

He was careful enough to check up every detail.

他非常仔細,把每一個細節都覈對過了。