點滴英語天天學第196期:雅思詞彙(35)

1.表述：black sheep

釋義：One who is unlike other members of a family, group, or organization, sometimes due to intentional rebelliousness, and often viewed unfavorably by them. （敗家子，害羣之馬）

例句：Everyone likes me because I'm so quiet and obedient. The same cannot be said for my wild cousin Nathan, who's been the black sheep since we were kids.

每個人都喜歡我，因爲我很安靜和聽話，但我的野生表兄Nathan卻不是這樣，他從我們小時候起就是害羣之馬。

The studio is proving to be quite the black sheep of the movie industry, making big-budget films that fly in the face of Hollywood's conventions.

事實證明，這家電影公司是電影行業的害羣之馬，他們製作的耗資鉅額的影片違反了好萊塢的慣例。

He was the black sheep of the family after he had got involved in the bank robbery.

在他被牽累進銀行搶劫案後,就成了全家的敗家子。

After he had been in prison Peter was regarded as the black sheep of the family.

彼得坐過牢之後，被看作是家庭中的不肖子孫。

2.表述：fly in the face of

釋義：To be or act in clear opposition to something else.（公然違抗，悍然違抗）

例句: I can't believe you said something so awful. It flies in the face of everything we stand for!

我不敢相信你說了這麼可怕的話。它公然違背了我們所主張的一切!

Don't quit now, that just flies in the face of all your hard work.

不要現在就放棄，那是與你所有的努力背道而馳的。

Doesn't this fly in the face of what you have been preaching so eloquently for so long?

難道這不是和你長期以來振振有詞宣揚的那些理論大相徑庭嗎？

Most American schools have been increasing spending on high technologies. That meant more computer-assisted learning in the classroom. Yet a small minority of institutes are focusing on traditional learning. They believe it's much better for the students. It's unclear if they're right. But it certainly flies in the face of what most schools are emphasizing.

大多數美國學校現在都在高科技上投資，這就意味着課堂裏出現更多電腦技術的支持。但是，也有一小部分學校堅持傳統教育，他們認爲這樣更有利於學生。現在還不清楚他們是否正確，不過很顯然，他們的做法跟大多數學校背道而馳。

She's very open about her sex orientation, this flies in the face of some traditional views.

她很公開自己的性取向，這與很多保守的觀點大相徑庭。