點滴英語天天學第151期:分手了!(拓展語彙30)

分手也就意味着戀情的終止，我們今天就繼續來學習與“戀情的終止”非常流行的俚語，這些俚語具有很強的表現力來描述我們的情感。

1. 語彙：strike a happy medium

釋義：To find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes. （採取盾衷辦法，找到平衡點）

解析：短語中的a happy medium是名詞性短語，是指“中庸之道”。例如：I have found that keeping a happy medium is the best way of life.

我發覺生活中能保持中庸之道，纔是最上策。

例句：It can be difficult for working mothers to strike a happy medium between maintaining their careers and caring for their families.

在職母親很難在維持職業和照顧家庭之間找到一個折中的辦法。

Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium.

Ann喜歡很辣的食物，但Bob一點也不喜歡辣的食物。我們盡力找到一家中庸之道的餐館。

He always believed in striking a happy medium.

他始終相信中庸之道。

2. 語彙：messy

釋義：Unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with. （不愉快的，難以處理的，困惑的）

例句：Lee and Marvin’s divorce got really messy. Neither one of them was willing to compromise.

Lee和Marvin的離婚真是剪不斷理還亂的，他們一個都不願意妥協。

The divorce was painful and messy.

離婚既痛苦又麻煩。

我們今天學習了2個非常有表現力的表述法。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 這也是雅思考試必備的詞彙哦！