重點講解:
1. faux pas
失態;有失檢點;失禮;
eg. It was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas.
沒過多久,我就意識到自己有多么失態 。
eg. In a competitive job market, employers have the luxury of choice, and even a minor faux pas can hurt your chances.
在競爭激烈的就業市場上,雇主們擁有眾多選擇,微小的失禮也可能毀掉你的機會 。
2. at the point of
將近…的時候;接近;
eg. Man can be incredibly intelligent at the point of danger.
人類在危險時就會異常機智 。
eg. He admitted his guilty at the point of death.
彌留之際,他承認了罪行 。
3. for good
永遠;永久;
eg. The days of big-time racing at Herne Hill had gone for good.
在赫恩山舉行盛大賽馬會的日子早已一去不復返了 。
eg. A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease for good.
注射幾次這種藥物就根除了這種疾病 。
n. 暴行,極惡