英语口语练习小对话 第704期:一针见血,击中要害

Subject: I think you hit the nail on the head.

迷你对话

A: I heard that Tom’s company went bankrupt last week.

我听说Tom的公司上周倒闭了。

B: Really? But he is always so lazy and how can he keep his enthusiasm on the business all the time?

真的吗？不过话说回来，他那么懒惰，怎么可能对他的事业保持激情呢？

A: Well, I think you hit the nail on the head.

嗯，我想您说的一点没错。

地道表达

hit the nail on the head

1. 解释

Hit虽然是个小词，但是和其他语汇搭配起来就能构成许多生动有趣的成语。此对话中的hit the nail on the head的意思就是“一针见血，击中要害，恰到好处”。其英文解释为：make the pointed remark。

2. 例句

e.g. He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned that the company was actually facing the danger of bankruptcy.

他说那家公司实际上正面临破产的危机,真是一针见血。

e.g. Every work he said hit the nail on the head.

他说的真是头头是道。

e.g. Mike hit the nail on the head in his speech on the demerits of the existing housing policy.

迈克在演讲中，一针见血地指出了当前房屋政策的弊端。

视野拓展

近义短语：hit the mark

e.g. His answer to the boss just hit the mark.

他给予老板的回复回答正好击中要害。

e.g. Gill hit the mark when she said I prefer happiness to wealth.

吉尔说我宁愿要快活也不要财富，她这话说得千真万确。