點滴英語天天學第221期:雅思詞彙(60)
1.表述：fat cat
釋義：A disparaging term for a rich and powerful person. （有錢有勢的人）
例句：The voters were tired of all the fat cats running for political office. They wanted someone who understood the plight of the middle class.
選民們厭倦了所有那些競選公職的有錢有勢的人，他們想要一個瞭解中產階級困境的人。
That guy is a really fat cat in Hollywood, so we definitely have to impress him if we want to get our movie made.
那個傢伙在好萊塢很有錢，所以我們要是想拍電影的話，肯定得給他留下深刻印象。
A: Tom is totally different from what he used to be.
湯姆和以前完全不同了。
B: Yeah! He used to be such a loser. But, after graduation he became very successful and turned into a real fat cat.
是啊！他曾經是個失敗者。但是，畢業後，他變得非常成功，變成了一個有錢有勢的人。
2. 表述：big gun
釋義：A person who is a very important and powerful person in an organization or area of activity. （大人物，要人）
例句：He's a big gun at the law firm; he wins every court case he gets.
他是律師事務所的大人物，他贏了所有的官司。
She has been much sought after by the film industry's big guns.
她一直是電影界的大人物們追逐的對象。
He was the tough guy, the big gun, who gave orders with the crack of a whip.
他是個硬漢,是個揮着鞭子發號施令的大人物。
You can tell John is a big gun and he rides in a limousine everywhere he goes.
你可以看出約翰是個大人物,無論去哪裏他都坐豪華轎車。
3. 表述：big shot
釋義：A person who is a very important and powerful person in an organization or area of activity. （大人物，要人）
例句： I want you to talk to this movie big shot and settle this business for Johnny.
我要你和這個電影大亨談談，把強尼的事擺平。
Ever since Jack won the poker tournament, he walks around acting like he's some kind of big shot.
自從傑克贏了撲克牌比賽以來，他走起路來好像很了不起似的。
Don't forget to dress up for work tomorrow. The company's corporate big shots are coming to visit.
明天上班別忘了打扮一下，公司的要人要來參觀了。
I’m no big shot but I do have a little power around here.
我不是大人物，但我在這裏確實有點權力。
