点滴英语天天学第235期:雅思词汇(72)

1. 词汇：fly in the ointment

释义：A small, unpleasant matter that spoils something. （美中不足）

例句：The only fly in the ointment in an otherwise perfect wedding day was the fact that the bride tripped when walking down the aisle.

唯一美中不足的是，在一个原本完美的婚礼上，新娘走下通道时绊倒了。

We enjoyed the play, but the fly in the ointment was not being able to find my hat afterward.

我们很喜欢这出戏，但美中不足的是后来找不到我的帽子。

We lead a very happy life here. The only fly in the ointment is that there’s too much traffic on our road.

我们在这里过着非常幸福的生活。美中不足的是我们这条路上交通拥挤。

It sounds like a good idea, but there must be a fly in the ointment somewhere.

这主意听起来不错，但肯定有美中不足的地方。

2. 词汇：fly high

释义 1：To flourish or have much success. （蓬勃发展，取得很大成功）

例句：He's flying high these days, but he comes from a very poor family.

这些天他飞黄腾达，但他来自一个非常贫穷的家庭。

Look at all the Money we raised—our charity has really been flying high.

看看我们筹到的钱，我们的慈善事业真是蒸蒸日上。

释义2：To be very successful in one's ambitions. （有雄心大志，野心勃勃）

例句：Those who fly too high may come to grief.

野心勃勃的人可能遭惨败。

Some literary men who fly high forgot their old friends when they promoted to high places.

一些雄心壮志的文人一旦跻身高位就忘记了旧时的朋友。

释义3：To be very happy or jubilant.（情绪高涨，极度兴奋，狂喜）

例句：Molly's been flying high ever since she passed her driver's test.

自从莫丽通过了驾驶考试后，她欣喜若狂。

Wow! Todd is really flying high. Did he discover a gold mine?

哇，托德如此兴奋，是他发现金山了吗？