點滴英語天天學第217期:雅思詞彙(56)
1.表述：eye-opener
釋義 ：A real surprise. （使人驚奇的事物，使人驚訝的事物）
例句：Of course, 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.
當然，約翰和我是有一些矛盾，就像大多數夫妻一樣。但是，我一直認爲我們的婚姻是有牢固基礎的。所以，當我打開他留在廚房桌上的信，知道他和他以前大學裏的女朋友出走了的時候，我真是非常驚奇。
Learning about John's opium addiction was a real eye-opener for me.
我獲悉John吸毒成癮，非常驚訝。
The former champion's crushing defeat in the first round of the tournament was an eye-opener to everyone who had expected her to make it to the finals without resistance.
這位前世界冠軍在錦標賽第一輪的慘敗讓所有期待她能毫無阻力地進入決賽的人感到萬分驚訝。
2. 表述：with eyes closed
釋義：With very little or no difficulty; in a relaxed, carefree, or effortless manner. （輕而易舉地）
例句：It took me a little while to get used to this job, but now I could do it with my eyes closed!
我花了一些時間來適應這個工作，但現在我可以輕鬆地做了。
You should ask Johnny for help—he does this level of math with his eyes closed.
你應該找約Johnny幫忙，因爲他閉着眼睛就可做這層次的數學題。
