英语口语练习小对话 第617期:令人震惊的事情或人
Subject:Whoa, that is a bombshell.
迷你对话
A: Shirley, have you heard that our general manager has resigned his post?
Shirley,我们总经理辞职了,你听说了吗?
B: Really? Whoa, that is a bombshell. Had has always done very well.
真的吗?哇,那是个惊人的消息呀。他一直都做得很好呀。
地道表达
bombshell
1. 解释
Bomb是“炸弹”的意思,引申为“引起震惊的人或事”或“出乎意料的人或事”。Bombshell的意思就是“令人震惊的人或事”。和drop连用,即为:drop a bombshell,意思是“宣布令人震惊的消息”。This is a bombshell。表示感叹:真是个惊人的好消息呀。
2. 例句
e.g. The news of his death was a bombshell.
他逝世的消息使人震惊。
e.g. It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn\'t planning to come with us.
那时他突然宣布一个令人不快的消息,他不准备跟我们一起去了。
e.g. The news came as a bombshell.
这个消息令人震惊。
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