E聊吧第129期:五一长假,出去"大开眼界"

网罗天下新鲜、好玩、有趣、时尚的英语表达，尽在独家专栏节目"E聊吧"。

本期节目的topic:大开眼界

It is really an eye-opener.
这真让我大开眼界。

【讲解】eye-opener 有“开阔眼界”的意思，还有“惊奇”的意思。

【情景一】在月球上遥望地球，所以的景色尽在眼皮，真的是大开眼界。
Seeing those color films the astronauts took off the earth on their flight to the moon was certainly an eye-opener.
看到宇航员在登上月球时拍的那些有关地球的彩色照片真是开了眼界。

【情景二】人和人之间的相处都是很微妙的。有很多事情是无法预料的，一旦真的发生的时候，便会觉得很惊讶。

John and I have had a few problems, just like most married couples. But I always felt we had a good, solid marriage. So it was a terrible eye-opener when I opened the letter he'd left on the kitchen table and found out he'd run off with his old college sweetheart.
约翰和我是有一些矛盾，就像大多数夫妻一样。但是，我一直认为我们的婚姻是有牢固基础的。所以，当我打开他留在厨房桌上的信，知道他和他以前大学里的女朋友出走了的时候，我真是非常惊奇