点滴英语天天学第238期:雅思词汇(75)

1. 词汇：a fly on the wall

释义：One who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation, or a person who watches others without being noticed. （不被察觉的旁观者，隐蔽的或不引人注意的旁观者）

例句：I would love to be a fly on the wall in John's house when he finds out his wife bought a new car without telling him.

当约翰发现他的妻子在没有告诉他的情况下买了一辆新车的事情时，我真想成为约翰家的窥探者。

I'd love to be a fly on the wall at their team meetings.

我很想在他们的团队会议上成为一个旁观者。

What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Draper finds out what's happened to his precious cargo!

当德雷珀发现他珍贵的货物出了什么问题时，我真想成为一个不被觉察的旁观者。（我多么希望能够看到戴维斯发现他珍贵的货物出事时的样子啊。）

I’d love to be a fly on the wall when the committee is discussing the report I wrote!

当委员会讨论我写的报告时，我真想成为一个不被觉察的旁观者。

2. 词汇：fot kicks

释义：Only for the sake of fun, excitement, or distraction. （为了好玩，为了刺激，为了分散注意力）

例句：Living in such a small, rural town, there wasn't much to do for kicks other than drive around in our car all night.

住在这样一个小乡村小镇上，除了整夜开着车到处转，没有什么好玩的。

There's a group of kids who go around smashing car windows for kicks.

有一群孩子为了寻找刺激，到处去砸车窗。

We just did it for kicks. We didn’t mean to hurt anyone.

我们只是为了好玩，并不是有意伤害某人。

— Why did he steal the car? —— Just for kicks. He was bored.

— 他为何去偷车？—— 只是为了寻找刺激，他太无聊了。