大家伙，歡迎您繼續(xù)和Rose一起學(xué)習(xí)地道的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)法。今天我們的故事主角是一個(gè)非常不自信的小女孩兒在朋友的要求下參加了一個(gè)talent contest才藝表演。不想?yún)s大受歡迎。不過(guò)，這次經(jīng)歷對(duì)小女孩兒的影響還真不好說(shuō)。一起聽(tīng)小故事，同時(shí)看看地毯，毛巾，針頭線(xiàn)腦的是如何被應(yīng)用在習(xí)語(yǔ)中的吧。

My friend Marta wanted me to be in the talent contest with her. I didn't want to get onstage. I have no talent. But she said that I was a wet blanket and that I never wanted to do anything fun. I decide to throw in the towel and not to argue with her.At the contest, Marta sang a Beatles song. Then it was my turn. Fortunately, I'd found one of my nephew's old puppets. I did a ventriloquist act. My friends who saw me onstage must have thought I had a screw loose. I was surprised that the audience laughed and seemed to enjoy my act. Then it was time for the winner of the contest to be named. I could see Marta, waiting on pins and needles, hoping to win. I could see that she was angry when my name was called. She didn't talk to me for a week. But now we've burid the hatchet and we are freidns again. But my victory was a flash in the pan. I have never been onstage before and since.

一個(gè)很強(qiáng)勢(shì)和一個(gè)很弱勢(shì)的人做朋友。“I”即便被說(shuō)成是a wet blanket，也只是決定throw in the towel。這兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)的字面意思分別是“一條濕毯子”和“扔毛巾”，用于指代“掃興的人”和“拱手認(rèn)輸”的意思。 比如： Don't bring Robert to the picnic. He's a wet blanket. 別帶Robert去野餐。他總是很掃興。The game is not over yet! Don't throw in the towel so soon! 比賽還沒(méi)結(jié)束呢，不要這么輕易就拱手認(rèn)輸。

一向低調(diào)，弱勢(shì)，突然站在舞臺(tái)上，也就難怪大家會(huì)認(rèn)為是had a screw loose了。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)字面意思為，有一個(gè)螺絲松動(dòng)了。也就是處于不正常的狀態(tài)，我們翻譯為“精神不正常，出毛病的”。比如：He has a screw loose to quit such a good job. 他辭掉這么好的工作，一定是精神不正常了。
文中的I，表演了一段口技，并大獲贊賞。但這一切只是讓“我”意外，驚訝，但“我”的朋友Marta可一個(gè)非常強(qiáng)勢(shì)又好勝心很強(qiáng)的人。所以在宣布比賽結(jié)果時(shí)會(huì)on pins and needles，坐立不安，如坐針氈的，就不奇怪了。在得知我得了冠軍之后甚至一個(gè)星期不和我說(shuō)話(huà)。好在，現(xiàn)在我們已經(jīng)bury the hatchet, 埋了小斧子，不再互斗，也就是“盡棄前嫌，言歸于好”。再比如：All right.

Let's bury the hatchet and be friends. 好了。讓我們擯棄前嫌，成為朋友吧。

一次勝利并沒(méi)有改變什么，僅僅是a flash in the pan，鍋里的一個(gè)小火花。也就是我們常說(shuō)的“曇花一現(xiàn)”。之前和之后，我都沒(méi)有上過(guò)舞臺(tái)。其實(shí)，現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的一次成功常?？梢愿淖兒芏嗳?，讓人變的更自信，更有戰(zhàn)斗力。機(jī)會(huì)還是需要自己爭(zhēng)取，自己創(chuàng)造。好了，聽(tīng)一下本期的問(wèn)題吧：Is a wet blanket a person who is fun to be with? 我們下期再見(jiàn)。