英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第68期:基礎(chǔ)不牢固
迷你對話：
A :They got a divorce at last.
他們最終還是離婚了。
B:It's inenvitable. Their love wasbuilt on the sand, and this is why their marriage has landed on the rocks.
這是不可避免的，他們的愛情缺乏堅實的基礎(chǔ)，這就是他們是婚姻頻臨破裂的原因所在。
A:You said it. Love buit on the sand will soon be on the rocks.
你說得對，缺乏堅實基礎(chǔ)的愛情很快就會出現(xiàn)裂縫。
B:That give us a good lesson.
這給予我們一個很好的教訓(xùn)。
地道表達：
built on the sand
小編講解：
這個習(xí)語的字面意思就是“建立在沙土上”，我們知道沙土是很軟的，不能支撐人或重的物體，因此引申為“不切實際”或“基礎(chǔ)不牢”。
支持范例：
Eg.I'm not surprised to learn that this company is in debt-he has very little experience of business, and the whole organization was built on sand.
聽到他公司虧空負債，我一點也不感到意外—他對商業(yè)不內(nèi)行，整個體制的基礎(chǔ)都不牢固。
詞海拾貝：
1.get a divorce：離婚
Eg.Now that I've got my divorce I feel as free as a bird.
由于我已經(jīng)離婚，我覺得自由自在了。
Eg.You never told me you got a divorce because of a dead tree.
你從未提過你離婚是因為那棵死樹。
Eg.The couple got a divorce because they could not get along.
那對夫婦離婚了，因為他們相處不好。
Eg.She got a divorce from him last year.
她去年和他離了婚。
2.at last:最后
Eg.He was pleased that at last he was extricated.
他很高興他終于獲得了解脫。
Eg.After a long dispute, he at last made a concession to me.
經(jīng)過長時間的爭論，他終于對我讓步。
Eg.His wish to visit China has at last come true.
他要訪華的愿望終于實現(xiàn)了。
Eg.At last his plan came off.
他的計劃最終還是成功了。
3.on the rocks
釋義1：(婚姻)瀕于破裂的
Eg.Their marriage has been on the rocks for a couple of months.
他們的婚姻觸礁好幾個月了，已經(jīng)瀕于破裂。
釋義2：身無分文的，手頭拮據(jù)的
Eg.Financially, you are on the rocks then?
那么你的經(jīng)濟狀況是不是很拮據(jù)呢?
Eg.By the time I've paid all the bills I owe I shall be on the rocks.
等我付完了所有的欠帳,我就身無分文了。
釋義3：遭難的，遭殃的;破產(chǎn)的
Eg.Did she have a hunch that my business is going on the rocks?
她是不是預(yù)感到我的生意要垮臺?
Eg.The company is on the rocks now and quite some employees are thinking of moving to other firms.
公司現(xiàn)在不看好，許多職員都在想著跳槽。
釋義4：(飲料)加冰的
Eg.She liked Beam on the rocks.
她喜歡喝加小冰塊的比姆酒。
3.give sb a good lesson：給予某人一個很好的教訓(xùn)
Eg. If you have it in for the girl, I'll give you a good lesson.
如果你對這位姑娘使壞的話，我就會好好教訓(xùn)你。
4.You said it. 你說得對。
