校園英語口語習慣用語第299期:words fail me

words fail me 無話可說

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【講解】

fail的本義是“使……失敗”，在該習語中轉義爲“不知所措”，words fail me的意思是“由於某個消息或某件事使得我吃驚得不知所措、目瞭口呆”。

【對話】

A:I have a piece of news for you, and I think you can't believe it.

A:有條新聞，我想你一定不相信是真的。

B:What?

B:什麼？

A:Mary has earned the top scholarship.

A:瑪麗獲得了頭等獎學金。

B:Really? You're kidding, aren't you? Everyone knows that she is a plain fool.

B:真的？不是在開玩笑吧，誰不知道她是個傻子。

A:Words failed me when I heard of it.

A:當我聽說的時候也驚得目瞪口呆。