核心句型：

The high cost seems to be a fly in the ointment.

美中不足的是成本過高。

a fly in the ointment 字面意思是：“軟骨里的蒼蠅”，這個習語出自《圣經·傳道書》，“死蒼蠅會讓香甜的軟骨變質，同樣，一件小小的蠢事也會令智慧失色。”現在，人們用這個習語來表示：“美中不足之處，煞風景的事情，令人掃興的小事”。因此，當美國人說"The high cost seems to be a fly in the ointment."時，他/她要表達的意思就是:"I'm only unsatisfied with the high cost."、"It's perfect except the cost."。

情景對白：

Boss: I have seen your plan. It is great. Nevertheless, the high cost seems to be a fly in the ointment.

老板：我看過你的方案了，非常好。但美中不足的是成本過高。

Terry: I will see if I can cut down any unneccessary expense.

泰瑞：我看看還能不能削減任何不必要的費用。

搭配句積累：

①Do you have any other good idea?

還有什么其他的好點子嗎？

②You'd better think out ways to cut the cost.

你最好想辦法減少成本。

③But what matters is the final profit not the cost now.

但是重點是最終利潤而不是眼前的成本。

④Whatever we plant now, we will harvest later.

我們現在的付出將來會得到回報的。

單詞：

ointment n. 油膏，藥膏

A range of ointments and creams is available for the treatment of eczema.

有一系列治療濕疹的油膏和乳膏可以買到。

He received ointment for his flaking skin.

醫生給他開了治療脫皮的軟膏。