英文慣用語10句第六集(English Idioms Episode 6)
1. scholar學者 & intellectual知識份子 & highbrow高學識知識分子 & egghead懷有優越感的知識份子。
1. She's no scholar.她這人沒有文化。
2. A genuine scholar does not make a parade of his knowledge.
真正的學者不會炫耀他的知識。
真正的學者不會炫耀他的知識。
3. All his life, the scholar attempted to render science fathomable to
the public.
這位學者一生都嘗試使科學為大眾所理解。
4. There's a fat chance that her highbrow friends are into astrology.
這位學者一生都嘗試使科學為大眾所理解。
4. There's a fat chance that her highbrow friends are into astrology.
她那些學識高的朋友們不可能對占星學感興趣。
Fat chance是指毫無機會或不可能的事。
5.
They only attend highbrow events such as the ballet or the opera.
他們只參加高雅活動例如欣賞芭蕾舞或歌劇。
6.
One who is somewhat cultured, one who is neither highbrow
nor
lowbrow.
文化教養一般的人，他們既非上流社會亦非下流社會的人。
7. Charles can't order lunch without using an
algebraic formula what
an egghead! 查爾斯非得要使用代數公式才能點午餐真是個蛋頭學者！
有些聰明的人總覺得自己比周圍的人強，處處要表現自己。美國人把這種人稱為egghead懷有優越感的知識份子。
8. The eggheads at the university know nothing about business.
大學的飽學之士對做生意一竅不通。
9. I have to tell you that since he went off to college, Bill has turned
into
a real egghead. He'd rather read a book on physics than see a
movie or a good football game on TV."
我得告訴你，比爾上了大學之後，他真是變成了一個書生氣十足的人。他寧
可看物理書也不願去看電影，或看電視上精彩的足球賽。”
10. I'm sure
our nation's eggheads will get us out of this catch-22.
相信我們國家高超的專家會帶我們走出這個困境。
catch-22是指陷於進退兩難的困境。
一九六一年出版的美國作家約瑟夫．海勒（Joseph
Heller,1923-1999）所著作以二次大戰為背景的長篇小說《第二十二條軍規》（Catch-22）上市後狂賣不已，不但頓成經典，一九七一年起，「Catch-22」一字甚至被收入英文字典裡，至今隨時可查找，意為：「怎麼作都錯，不可能解決的困境」。
egghead的本意絕對不是像中文的蛋頭有負面的涵義，遺憾的是，有些英翻中辭典還是將 egghead 翻成有負面涵義的蛋頭。
egghead的本意絕對不是像中文的蛋頭有負面的涵義，遺憾的是，有些英翻中辭典還是將 egghead 翻成有負面涵義的蛋頭。
其實在美國就有近60家的連鎖餐廳名稱為Egghead Restaurants，因為認為 egghead 是個很口語化(colloquial)的方式來形容高智力的人，因此選用 Egghead當作聯鎖店的名稱，來吸引高智力、善於運用大腦的消費群眾。
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圖1. 以egghead(懷有優越感的知識份子)為名的連鎖餐廳。
2. leading brand領導品牌/world-class世界一流/a long standing name老字號/ahead of the pack＝ahead of his
time遙遙領先、超前。
1. At the very mention of the world's top brews,
Taiwan Beer comes to mind right off the bat.
一提到世界頂級啤酒時就馬上想到台灣啤酒。
right off the bat 是來自於棒球慣用語，意思是「剛好在揮棒之後」，因此 right off the bat 也變成了馬上、立刻的口語說法。
2. This beer's flavor is head and shoulders above the
rest.
這個啤酒的口感比其他品牌都好。
3. The 20 Leading Brands in the
2009 Top Taiwan Global Brands.
4. If you are ahead of the pack, you
have made more progress than
our rivals.
5. If you learn to say no to that fancy stereo, ski trip or new set of duds,you'll be ahead
of the pack.
6. If you’re envying for one of these coveted intern position, the competition may be fierce – but there are ways to get ahead of the pack.
8. He was a
brilliant man but he was ahead of his time and his theories
were rejected by his contemporaries.
他是一位傑出人才，但他的思想很超前，因此他的理論受到了同代人的排斥。
3. Golden opportunity＝chance in a lifetime＝Once
in a blue moon千載難逢的機會。
gold是金子；而golden是金質的、金色的或特別美好的，例如：golden opportunity（絕佳機會）、golden beach（黃金海岸）、golden hair（金髮）、golden crown（金質的皇冠）。
1. Jack enjoys casual wears. You find him wearing a tie once
in a blue
moon.
傑克喜歡休閒的服裝，千載難逢才見到他結領帶。
2. He is very busy. We can see him once in a blue moon.
他很忙，我們難得見到他。
傑克喜歡休閒的服裝，千載難逢才見到他結領帶。
2. He is very busy. We can see him once in a blue moon.
他很忙，我們難得見到他。
3. Spring Break
is a golden
opportunity for students to relax.
春假期間是學生們放鬆的絕佳機會。
4. You have a golden
opportunity to travel and learn.
你有一個旅遊和學習的絕好機會。
你有一個旅遊和學習的絕好機會。
5. It was a golden opportunity
to rub shoulders with the rich and
famous.
這是個與富翁名人來往的難得機會。
這是個與富翁名人來往的難得機會。
6. The conference was a golden
opportunity for our company to
promote our products.
7. They suspect Nicolas‧Sarkozy is using a golden
opportunity to bask in
the reflected glory of a charismatic hero, whose ideas are being feted by the
mainstream half a century after he died in a car crash.
他們懷疑法國總統Nicolas‧Sarkozy想利用這個千載難逢的好機會，靠著一位極具魅力的英雄人物所散發出來的光芒來沾光，因為卡繆的思想在他因車禍身亡半世紀後，依然受到主流社會所推崇。
4. heap/ pour scorns on
somebody/something：嘲笑，挖苦；對…嗤之以鼻。
If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you
say that you think they are stupid and worthless.
1. Critics of the
President have been pouring scorn on the plan ever since it was first proposed.
自從總統首度提出這項計畫後，批評者就不斷對其冷嘲熱諷。
2. She poured scorn on the suggestion that he might never
return.
她鄙棄有人暗示他一去不復返之意。
3. He poured scorn on my suggestion. 他對我的建議表示輕蔑。
4. She poured scorn on
my ideas. 她對我的觀點不屑一顧。
5. Why do you always pour
scorn on my suggestions?
你為什麼總是對我的建議嗤之以鼻？
6. Privately,
many Chinese pour scorn on the Kim dynasty.
私底下，許多中國人嘲笑金正日當朝的時期。
7. He heaped scorn on painting and
sculpture which he described as pointless pastimes. 他嘲笑繪畫和雕塑,形容它們為無意義的消遣。
8. French
intellectuals have heaped scorn on a proposal by Nicolas Sarkozy to bestow the
country’s greatest posthumous honour upon the writer Albert Camus, accusing the
rightwing president of trying to cash in on the thinker’s popularity with
little respect for his politics or personality.
薩科茲總統打算向法國作家卡繆(Albert Camus)獻上法國最偉大的死後殊榮，法國知識份子卻紛紛對此表達輕蔑不屑，並指控這位右翼總統只是企圖自這位備受尊敬的法國思想家身上謀利，絲毫不尊重卡繆的政治見解或個性。
薩科茲總統打算向法國作家卡繆(Albert Camus)獻上法國最偉大的死後殊榮，法國知識份子卻紛紛對此表達輕蔑不屑，並指控這位右翼總統只是企圖自這位備受尊敬的法國思想家身上謀利，絲毫不尊重卡繆的政治見解或個性。
9. He used to heap scorn on Dr Vazquez's
socialist ideas.
圖2. pour scorns on somebody/something：嘲笑，挖苦；對…嗤之以鼻。
5. Live it up＝cut loose儘情享受、毫無節制的作樂。
living it up的相反詞是 cool it (平靜下來；保持鎮定)
1. I'll be living
it up when I take my vacation.
當我去渡假時，我將盡情享受。
2. She really cut
loose once the band began to play.
她一聽到樂隊的演奏就盡情的high起來。
3. Let's
cool it until the party kicks off.
派對還沒開始前我們還是先靜一下吧！
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4. John and mary saved up money for two years so that they could travel
to europe and live it up.
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5. He
carefully cultivated the image of the outsider . he avoided the restaurants
where politicians lived it up and cut their backroom deals.
他苦心塑造局外人的形象，從不涉足政治人物花天酒地、私下談買賣的餐館。
他苦心塑造局外人的形象，從不涉足政治人物花天酒地、私下談買賣的餐館。
6. Now you have been
left some money you can afford to live it up a bit .
既然留有這些錢，你就可以痛快享受一番了。
既然留有這些錢，你就可以痛快享受一番了。
7. We are seniors, we are
supposed to live it up.
我們是高年級生,就應該要這樣生活
我們是高年級生,就應該要這樣生活
8. Once or twice a
month we live it up.
我們一個月有一兩次過著享樂的生活。
我們一個月有一兩次過著享樂的生活。
9. They have been living it up every since they won their lawsuit.
他們自從勝訴以來一直狂歡不已。
他們自從勝訴以來一直狂歡不已。
10. Jason
was the richest man around. He had plenty of money to spend , so he lived it up.
Jason是附近最有錢的人。他有很多很多錢，過著奢侈的日子。
Jason是附近最有錢的人。他有很多很多錢，過著奢侈的日子。
11. We
certainly had little chance of living it up on our daily telegraph expense accounts.
我們靠《每日電訊報》的出差費過日子，當然談不上過奢侈的生活。
我們靠《每日電訊報》的出差費過日子，當然談不上過奢侈的生活。
6. hand over＝turn over移交。
hand over的相反詞是 hang on to 握住不放;設法保住
1. It's about time the king handed over his throne.
也該是國王移交王位的時候了。
2. Just say the word, and I’ll turn over my report to
you.
只要你要求，我就把我的報告給你。
3. Everything’s coming up roses because she hung on to her beliefs.
因為她堅守她的信念，現在一切都有完美的結果。
4. Hand over ten bucks and leave.
交出十塊錢然後離開.
5. Hand over ten bucks. Otherwise, I will kick your butt.
交出十塊錢來, 不然我就扁你一頓.
6. My father decided to hand over the company to
the young man.
我父親決定把公司交給這個年輕人。
7. It seems a sure-fire way to lose cash hand
over fist.
這似乎是個穩當而快速地輸錢的好辦法。
8. Trade Unions are recruiting hand over fist.
工會在大量招人。
9. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she
refused to hand
over her wallet.老婦人拒絕交出她的錢包，結果被劫匪打倒在地。
10. Pass one's hand over one's fac.e用手摸摸臉。
11. He placed it over his face and said: All right. Hand
it over！
他把它戴在臉上，說道：好了，把錢交出來！
圖3. hand over＝turn over移交。
7. spanking new＝brand new煥然一新
相反詞是 have had it：失效了或受夠了
1. Whoever
lives in that spanking new mansion must be filthy rich.
住在那棟嶄新別墅裡面的人一定非常有錢。
filthy rich是極度的富有，因為filthy有卑鄙;可恥的涵義，因此filthy rich是一種幽默的表達方式來形容有錢到了卑鄙可恥的程度。
2. Her brand
new hairdo made a splash at the office.
她煥然一新的髮型在辦公室裡造成轟動。
make a splash就是引起他人注意、轟動一時。
3. The computer
that crashes day in and day out has had it this time.
那座每天在當機的電腦這次可真的掛了。
day in, day out
是日復一日、持續不斷。
4. Look at that
brand spanking new car! 瞧，那輛嶄新的汽車!
5. Thursday, I drove out a spanking
new span.
星期四，我開始了全新的幸福生活。
6. Last night I spilled a whole
coffee on my brand spanking new pants.
昨晚上我把咖啡灑到了我的新褲子上。
7. A coat of
enamel paint will give your bath a spanking new look.
8. School starts
soon, and many people are getting spanking-new computers.
8. puke嘔吐/Juke用假動作誘使/juke out假動作誘使對方離開他固守的位置。
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throw up、vomit也是嘔吐的意思。
另外兩個同義詞是barf和upchuck，均為俚語(slang)，一般字典並未收錄，但可在網上查得到。兩個字均用作及物和不及物動詞，用法跟puke差不多。最後，嘔吐出來的東西，外形和氣味當然難看難聞。口頭語常用形容詞yucky來表示Your puke is
yucky。
1. The man puked
on the living room carpet.
那傢伙在起居室的地毯上嘔吐了。
2. You are the one who puked right after you got out.
3. Your puke tastes like the food you just ate.
你的嘔吐物跟你剛吃下食物的味道差不多。
4. Their behavior makes me puke.他們的行為令我作嘔。
5. I threw
up last night's dinner.我把昨晚吃的飯都吐了出來。
我們常用的vomit跟puke同義，用法也相似，既可作動詞，也可作名詞。不過，puke是口語，vomit則用於書面為多，是較正式的字，很少用作口頭語。倘若你跟朋友口頭說I didn't feel well
and I have just vomited.
我剛才不大舒服嘔吐了。就顯得有點bookish了。
Vomit的例句：
1. The stink of vomit
reached me instantly.
我馬上就聞到了嘔吐物的酸臭味。
2. The unpleasant smell made her sick and she began to vomit.
那難聞的味道令她不適,她開始嘔吐起來。
3. The volcano vomited flames and molten rock. 火山噴出了火焰和熔岩。
4. Too much beer makes me vomit. 喝太多啤酒會使我嘔吐。
2. The unpleasant smell made her sick and she began to vomit.
那難聞的味道令她不適,她開始嘔吐起來。
3. The volcano vomited flames and molten rock. 火山噴出了火焰和熔岩。
4. Too much beer makes me vomit. 喝太多啤酒會使我嘔吐。
5. The dog returns to his vomit.
狗回頭吃自己吐出來的東西；重犯舊日罪惡。
圖4. puke嘔吐。
Juke一Juke是指當你運球時用假動作左右閃動，使守備者不知你要往左或右詞源自於美式足球術語，意思為閃躲對方攔截的假動作。
juke用假動作誘使對方球員離位所以juke out也就是假動作誘使對方離開他固守的位置。
1. The
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, jukes out the
Indiana Pacers' Fred Jones before scoring during the first half of their NBA
game on Monday in Los Angeles.
Juke out means to move very fast in such a way that you can get
past someone.
2. A roadside or rural
establishment offering liquor, dancing, and often gambling and prostitution.
Also called juke house, juke
joint.
3. To dance, especially in a juke or to the music of a jukebox.
juking =假動作。
Juke Box：自動唱片點唱機。
Juke box located in the center of the bar near the side
entrance.
圖5. 1942年發行的黑白犯罪電影牢獄鴛鴦，原來的英文名稱即是juke girl。
圖6. 1942年發行的黑白犯罪電影牢獄鴛鴦男女主角劇照。
9. Have a look＝check out看一看
相反詞是 uninterested不關心的、沒興趣的。
1. Hold your horses！I'd like to have a look at the product before I pay.
別急！我想先看看產品再付錢
hold your
horses是把你的馬匹控制好也就是不要急。
2. Let's go check out the new Irish
pub. The first drink's on me.
我們去那間新開的愛爾蘭酒吧看一看，第一杯我請客。
3. What？She's uninterested
in the shoe sale？She must be off
her
rockers. 什麼？她對那場鞋子拍賣會不感興趣？ 那她肯定是瘋了！
off her rocker 或 off one's rocker 是一種風趣的方式來表達瘋了，因為rocker是搖椅、搖籃，因此 off her rocker 或 off one's rocker 就是指一個人從搖椅、搖籃上摔了下來，而引申為一個人失去了他衡量是非善惡的判斷力，所以是瘋了的意思。
have a look 的例句：
1. If you want,
next Sunday morning we can go for a walk and have a look to all the
shops along the street of the city centre.
如果你想去的話，下周日上午我們可以去散散步，逛逛市中心街道兩旁的商店。
2.
Please distribute these pamphlets among you and have a look to page 3. 請把這些小冊子分發下去，看一下第3頁。
3. Have a look to this fashion magazine. The punk style is back!
看看這本時尚雜誌，龐克風又開始流行了。
4.
Would you like to have a look?
你想看一眼嗎？
5.
The house is very nice and bright, you should have a look.
這套房子又漂亮採光又好，你應該去看看。
check out的例句：
1. It was
increasingly obvious her alibi didn't check out.
她的申辯經不起檢驗，這一點已經越來越明顯了。
2. Tim went to
backyard to check out what kind of barbecue they were using. 提姆來到後院核實一下他們在用哪種形式的燒烤架。
3. The pilot
ran through the check-out procedure.
那位飛行員又看了一遍檢驗程式。
4. Yes, it has
these extras, but if that's your main interest, check out digital video
cameras instead.
是的，它有這些額外功能，但如果那是你的主要興趣所在，你還是應該去試試數位攝錄機。
5. Mitsubishi
Electric's electronic ' eyes ' will watch over pets, check out the delivery boy
and spot burglars while you are out.
三菱電氣推出的電子眼可以在你出門時照看寵物，檢查送報員，預防夜盜。
Check this out有listen to this的意思與check it out = take a look。在 Georcery store 的宣傳語上也常見
Check it out!,在這裏Check it out! 想說的是,嘿，把我結帳帶回家吧！相同另外在結帳時發現你有項東西不想要了就可以說Check it off.。
1. Hey, Laura, you should check this out! 就是請人家過來看看.
2. I had our
chemists check it out . 我讓我們的藥劑師查過此事。
3. Hey , check
it out ! i wonder what this does
嘿，來看看這個！你說這是幹什麼用的。
4. Check this out!（Check it out!） I just now got a call asking about the TV ad I put in
the newspapers.
A: 告訴你 ! 我剛剛接到一通詢問有關我放在報紙上的那個電視機機出讓廣告。
B: 你是說, 真的有人對那部舊電視有興趣啊!
Check it out！/Check this out是常用的口語。當你要告訴別人一件事, 或要對方看一個東西的時候, 就可以用這話來引起他的注意。
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圖7. 威爾剛(Vigara)的標價在2號櫃台。
10. get back in shape＝get well恢復健康。
in shape是處於最佳的狀態，因此get back in shape就是回到原有或最佳的狀態，所以就是恢復健康。
1. After
putting off his busy schedule, he’s finally back in shape.
他在延緩了繁忙的工作行程之後，終於恢復了健康。
put off 意思是延後、遲緩。
祝福生病的人早日康復的卡片就是叫作get well card。
2. Thanks for egging
me on
to get
well. 謝謝你鼓勵我要早日康復。
egg on是鼓勵、激勵。
get back in
shape的例句：
3. But she has
not been in good shape recently. I hope she can get back in shape soon.
不過她最近狀態不夠好，希望她能很快調整好。
4. He said:
"I have been working hard to get back in shape and anything that
happens from now until the end of the season is a big bonus for me."
他說：“為了回到場上我一直非常努力，而從現在到賽季結束，發生的任何事情對我來講都可以說是巨大的獎勵。
5. By Tuesday
the groceries were running low and Richard needed a part for the corn picker he
was getting
back in shape.
星期二，家裡的蔬菜快完了，理查需要買一個他正在修復的玉米收割機的零件。
圖8. get back in shape＝get well恢復健康。
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