點滴英語天天學第199期:雅思詞彙(38)
1.表述：dog’s chance
釋義：A very slim chance. Used to describe something that is unlikely to happen. （微乎其微的機會，用語表示某事不可能發生）
例句：Considering you only studied for 10 minutes, you have a dog's chance of passing this test!
考慮到你只學習了10分鐘，你通過這次考試的機會微乎其微。
I get really nervous when I present something to the boss, so I think I only have a dog's chance of impressing her today.
當我向老闆提交東西的時候，我真的很緊張，所以我想我今天給她留下深刻印象的機會微乎其微。
2.表述：game over
釋義：To describe a situation that has failed or is likely to fail. （沒戲了,用語描述失敗或者可能失敗的情況）
例句：If we don't score another goal soon, it'll be game over.
如果我們不趕快再進一個球，這場比賽我們就要失敗了。
When she finds out you cheated on her, it'll be game over, dude.
當她發現你對她不忠，你們的關係就完蛋了，夥計。
3. 表述：flog a dead horse
釋義：To continue to focus on something—especially an issue or topic—that is no longer of any use or relevance. （繼續做一件毫無成功希望的事情）
例句：We've all moved on from that problem, so there's no use flogging a dead horse.
我們不再討論那個問題了，再討論也是白討論。
The history teacher lectured us every day about the importance of studying history, until we begged him to stop flogging a dead horse.
歷史老師每天都給我們講學習歷史的重要性，直到我們乞求他不要白費口舌了。
You're flogging a dead horse by trying to persuade Simon to go to Spain with us.
你勸西蒙跟我們一起去西班牙是在白費功夫。
A: Let’s not talk about it anymore, OK?
我們別談這件事情了，行嗎？
B: Yes, you are right. There is no use flogging a dead horse.
是的，你是正確的，再談也是白談。
