學俚語記單詞:Achilles' heel

2016/05/17 瀏覽次數:4 收藏
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  我大學時有個好同夥,進修特殊好,但是歷來沒拿過獎學金,緣故原由是她每一年體育課都才將將達標。實在她身材也不錯,便是耐力差,長跑永久不合格。我這同夥說,長跑是她心中永久的痛! 這類狀態也能夠用一個習氣用語來形容:Achilles' heel.

  Achilles是希臘神話中的壯士。他刀槍不入,惟有腳脖子,也便是heel這個處所和常人同樣。末了,他的仇敵也恰是捉住這個缺點,用箭命中了他的腳脖子,致使Achilles滅亡。以是,Achilles' heel指的是致命缺點或缺陷。長跑對付我那位同夥來講,便是Achilles' heel,一大缺點。

  下面這段話中的人在斟酌要不要買輛油電混雜動力車,咱們聽聽他是怎樣想的:

  例句1:The new hybrid car I'm looking at comes at an affordable price. Its excellent fuel economy and stylish design are also advantages. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer much room in the back for passengers. Since I have a lot of friends, I see its lack of space as its Achilles' heel.

  這段話是說:我看的這輛新車是油電混雜動力型的,價錢在我的蒙受規模以內。別的,這車的燃油經濟指標很高,模樣也時興。惋惜,後排座留給搭客的空間不大。我有許多同夥,以是我認為這是這款車一個異常大的缺陷。

  實在我也一向在存眷新型驅動力的車子,好比如今上市的全電力車。它們環保又英俊,但也有個Achilles' Heel, 便是價錢過高! 對付我這麽一個錢打二十四個結的人來講,這但是致命傷!

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  在當代風行文化中,有位豪傑人物和Achilles相似,他勇敢非常,萬眾敬慕,可卻不是自作掩飾。這個便是superman, 超人,咱們來聽聽下面這段話:

  例句-2:Who is the best known superhero? It's Superman, the strange visitor who came to Earth with fantastic abilities. While he can fly, bend steel in his bare hands, and see through walls with his x-ray vision, he does have one great weakness. When exposed to a green rock from his home planet, Superman becomes powerless. That's his Achilles' heel.

  這段話的意思是:誰是最著名的超等豪傑?謎底是超人。這位來自外星,具有超才能的秘密訪客。他會飛,能手無寸鐵折彎鋼鐵,具有X光視野,可以穿透墻壁看到器械。不外,他也有個極大的缺點。當他面臨來自本身故鄉星球的綠色隕石時,他的超才能就一點都使不出來了。這便是他的致命缺點。

  大概,超人的作者恰是從Achilles那邊得到靈感,塑造了這位看似刁悍卻並不是無敵,有致命缺點的豪傑。