1. instinct for ……的本能/天分/直覺
Some people seem to have an instinct for knowing where a good bargain is to be found.
有些人似乎生來就知道哪兒有好買賣可做 。
2. might just as well 倒不如;干脆
If Felix is doping, you might just as well put down the starting guns for good.
如果連菲利克斯都使用了興奮劑,你干脆連發(fā)令槍也扔了得了 。
3. in a matter of 只是……的事
The surgery is all over in a matter of a few seconds.
就幾秒鐘的事,手術(shù)就結(jié)束了 。
4. in the face of 面臨
Bernanke is trying to send a positive message that the recovery will last in the face of growing threats.
伯南克試圖傳遞積極信號,盡管面臨諸多威脅,美國經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇仍會持續(xù) 。