點滴英語天天學第238期:雅思詞彙(75)
1. 詞彙:a fly on the wall
釋義:One who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation, or a person who watches others without being noticed. (不被察覺的旁觀者,隱蔽的或不引人注意的旁觀者)
例句:I would love to be a fly on the wall in John's house when he finds out his wife bought a new car without telling him.
當約翰發現他的妻子在沒有告訴他的情況下買了一輛新車的事情時,我真想成為約翰家的窺探者。
I'd love to be a fly on the wall at their team meetings.
我很想在他們的團隊會議上成為一個旁觀者。
What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Draper finds out what's happened to his precious cargo!
當德雷珀發現他珍貴的貨物出了什麼問題時,我真想成為一個不被覺察的旁觀者。(我多麼希望能夠看到戴維斯發現他珍貴的貨物出事時的樣子啊。)
I’d love to be a fly on the wall when the committee is discussing the report I wrote!
當委員會討論我寫的報告時,我真想成為一個不被覺察的旁觀者。
2. 詞彙:fot kicks
釋義:Only for the sake of fun, excitement, or distraction. (為了好玩,為了刺激,為了分散注意力)
例句:Living in such a small, rural town, there wasn't much to do for kicks other than drive around in our car all night.
住在這樣一個小鄉村小鎮上,除了整夜開着車到處轉,沒有什麼好玩的。
There's a group of kids who go around smashing car windows for kicks.
有一羣孩子為了尋找刺激,到處去砸車窗。
We just did it for kicks. We didn’t mean to hurt anyone.
我們只是為了好玩,並不是有意傷害某人。
— Why did he steal the car? —— Just for kicks. He was bored.
— 他為何去偷車?—— 只是為了尋找刺激,他太無聊了。