英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第526期:劫數(shù)難逃;完蛋
迷你對(duì)話
A: My classmate is quarreling with our teacher’sconclusions in a bad attitude.
我的一個(gè)同學(xué)和我們老師觀點(diǎn)不符合，而且態(tài)度十分惡劣。
B: Well, his number is up.
哦，他要大難臨頭了。
地道表達(dá)
His number is up.
1. 解詞釋義
該習(xí)語的意思是“完蛋了”“劫數(shù)難逃”等。起源于一次大戰(zhàn)期間軍隊(duì)里的行話，說his number is up的意思就是“他死了。”這里的number是指“軍人的番號(hào)”。對(duì)話中的“His number is up.”的意思就是“他大爛臨頭了”。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. If his friends find out the bad things he has said about them, his number is up.
如果他說他朋友的壞話被查出來，他就要遭殃了。
e.g. For 30 years our congressman has done a pretty good job in Washington. But this time Ithink his number is up - he has a smart young man running against him with a lot of new ideas.
原來那人當(dāng)選國(guó)會(huì)議員已經(jīng)三十年了，他這些年的政治生涯風(fēng)平浪靜，但是這次他卻遇上了勁敵，一個(gè)干練又富有創(chuàng)新思想的年青人和他爭(zhēng)奪競(jìng)選議員，看來后生可畏，老將這次要下馬了。
Ps 1: quarrel with something的意思是“與......有不同的看法和觀點(diǎn)，對(duì)......進(jìn)行爭(zhēng)論”。quarrel with后面可以接物，也可以接人。例如：
We may quarrel with the correlation of media notoriety and managerial excellence. 對(duì)于在報(bào)界的名聲和杰出的管理才能之間有什么相互聯(lián)系，我們可以進(jìn)行爭(zhēng)論。
I have no quarrel with what you say. 我對(duì)你的話沒有反對(duì)意見。
I would rather be laughed at than quarrel with him. 我寧愿被嘲笑，也不愿和他吵架。
He is good-natured and has never quarreled with anyone. 他脾氣很好,從不和任何人爭(zhēng)吵。
Ps 2：in a +adj.+ attitude的意思是“以.......的態(tài)度”。例如：
He was sitting in a lazy attitude. 他懶洋洋地坐著。
He works in a negative attitude. 他的工作態(tài)度很消極。
He stood there in a threatening attitude. 他以咄咄逼人的神態(tài)站在那里。
