小溪時尚美語 Lesson 8

1 hot
惹火
She is hot. = She is really beautiful.
她很美艷。
例子: The movie was bad but the main actress was hot so it wasn't too boring.
這部電影不怎么樣,不過女主角十分美艷, 所以還不沉悶。
1 fight tooth and nail
爪牙并施,拼命抵抗。
I was fight you tooth and nail. = I will not give up.
我決不認輸。
例子: That company has been fighting tooth and nail to stay in business since it got more competition.
自從那家公司面對更多競爭,它就拼命抵抗,決不歇業。
1 between a rock and a hard place
進退維谷(前有狼后有虎)
I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. = I was undecided which thing I should do because they both seemed bad to me.
我不能決定到底怎么做,因為左也不好,右也不好。
例子: When I saw my boss stealing things from the company, I was between a rock and a hard place. Should I not tell anyone or should I confront him and risk losing my job?
我看見老板偷了公司里的東西,讓我進退兩難。我應該裝聾作啞,還是應該冒著被解雇的危險去跟他正面沖突呢?
