點滴英語天天學第220期:雅思詞彙(59)

1.表述：before one’s (every) eyes

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釋義：Right in front of one or while one is watching. （在某人面前，在某人眼前）

例句：Someone smashed into my parked car right before my eyes.

有人就在我眼前撞了我停着的車。

Each day, before our eyes, we see signs of poverty and need.

每一天，在我們眼前，我們都看到貧困和需要的跡象。

She saw her car driven off by two complete strangers before her eyes.

她眼睜睜地看着她的車被兩個完全陌生的人開走了。

A job involving 2400 man-hours of labor went to pieces before my eyes.

一件總計有2400個工時的工作在我眼前粉碎了。

2. 表述：as far ad the eye can see

釋義：一望無垠，一望無邊

例句：Broad prairies stretch out as far as the eye can see.

遼闊的草原一望無邊。

The prairies stretch on all sides as far as the eye can see.

草原向四周伸展， 一望無際。

The water extends as far as the eye can see!

海水一望無邊。

3. 表述：blue eyed boy

釋義：A man that someone like very much and give special treatment to. （寵兒，紅人）

例句：It was no surprise that Frankie got the promotion. Everyone knows he's the boss's blue eyed boy.

弗蘭基得到提升並不奇怪。大家都知道他是老闆的寵兒。

For ten years you've been everybody's blue-eyed boy.

十年來你一直是大家的寵兒。