英語口語練習小對話 第617期:令人震驚的事情或人
Subject:Whoa, that is a bombshell.
迷你對話
A: Shirley, have you heard that our general manager has resigned his post?
Shirley,我們總經理辭職了,你聽說了嗎?
B: Really? Whoa, that is a bombshell. Had has always done very well.
真的嗎?哇,那是個驚人的訊息呀。他一直都做得很好呀。
地道表達
bombshell
1. 解釋
Bomb是“炸彈”的意思,引申為“引起震驚的人或事”或“出乎意料的人或事”。Bombshell的意思就是“令人震驚的人或事”。和drop連用,即為:drop a bombshell,意思是“宣佈令人震驚的訊息”。This is a bombshell。表示感嘆:真是個驚人的好訊息呀。
2. 例句
e.g. The news of his death was a bombshell.
他逝世的訊息使人震驚。
e.g. It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn't planning to come with us.
那時他突然宣佈一個令人不快的訊息,他不準備跟我們一起去了。
e.g. The news came as a bombshell.
這個訊息令人震驚。