茶話會第318期:軟膏裏的蒼蠅

關鍵詞：a fly in the ointment 瑕疵或掃興事情，美中不足之處
短語釋義：今天我們要學習的短語是a fly in the 指蒼蠅ointment是軟膏，像圖片裏的face cream面霜也是軟膏ointment的一種。a fly in the ointment字面意思是“軟膏裏的蒼蠅”，實際意思是什麼呢？先來聽一個句子：We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.當我們正在舉行野餐的時候, 忽然大雨傾盆, 這就像軟膏裏的蒼蠅。想必聽到這裏，大家一定猜出這個短語的意思了，其實和中文裏的“一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥”差不多。Dead flies make the sweet ointment of the perfumer turn rancid and ferment;so a little folly can make wisdom lose its worth. 聖經是這麼說的，死蒼蠅會讓香甜的軟膏變質；同樣，一件小小的蠢事也會令智慧失色。 現在呢人們一般會用a fly in the ointment這成語來指瑕疵或掃興事情，美中不足之處。

情景領悟：
1. We had so much fun at the party last was really a fly in the ointment, that you could not be there.
在昨晚的聚會中,我們都玩得很盡興,美中不足的是你沒能和我們在一起。
2. I like the house, but there's a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work.
我喜歡那套房子,但美中不足的是離上班的地方太遠。
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