一、邊聽邊學 Listen and Learn

nitwit 笨蛋

half-baked 愚蠢的

a piece of cake 輕而易舉的事

one for the books 非比尋常

a cinch 輕而易舉的事

talk through one’s hat 夸大其詞

take with a grain of salt 對某人的話存疑

have egg on one’s face 出丑

二、邊聽邊說 Listen and Speak

A: He’s a nitwit. What half-baked idea does he have now?

他真是傻瓜，到底在想什么蠢事？

B: He’s sure he can become a millionaire by buying 100 lottery tickets. He thinks it’ll be a piece of cake.

他以為買了一百張獎券就可以成為億萬富翁。他想得太簡單了。

A: That’s one for the books. It’s no cinch making money.

那是空口說白話，賺錢哪有那么容易？

B: He talks through his hat. You have to take everthing he says with a grain of salt.

他在說大話，你聽他說話得打些折扣。

A: Just watch. He’ll have egg on his face.

等著瞧，他會出丑的。

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