點滴英語天天學第235期:雅思詞彙(72)
1. 詞彙：fly in the ointment
釋義：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，在一個原本完美的婚禮上，新娘走下通道時絆倒了。
We enjoyed the play, but the fly in the ointment was not being able to find my hat afterward.
我們很喜歡這齣戲，但美中不足的是後來找不到我的帽子。
We lead a very happy life here. The only fly in the ointment is that there’s too much traffic on our road.
我們在這裏過着非常幸福的生活。美中不足的是我們這條路上交通擁擠。
It sounds like a good idea, but there must be a fly in the ointment somewhere.
這主意聽起來不錯，但肯定有美中不足的地方。
2. 詞彙：fly high
釋義 1：To flourish or have much success. （蓬勃發展，取得很大成功）
例句：He's flying high these days, but he comes from a very poor family.
這些天他飛黃騰達，但他來自一個非常貧窮的家庭。
Look at all the money we raised—our charity has really been flying high.
看看我們籌到的錢，我們的慈善事業真是蒸蒸日上。
釋義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慘敗。
Some literary men who fly high forgot their old friends when they promoted to high places.
一些雄心壯志的文人一旦躋身高位就忘記了舊時的朋友。
釋義3：To be very happy or jubilant.（情緒高漲，極度興奮，狂喜）
例句：Molly's been flying high ever since she passed her driver's test.
自從莫麗通過了駕駛考試後，她欣喜若狂。
Wow! Todd is really flying high. Did he discover a gold mine?
哇，託德如此興奮，是他發現金山了嗎？
