欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: So, what did you think of the film? Everyone's been raving about it.那么，你觉得那部电影怎么样？大家都在对它赞不绝口。B: To be honest, I thought it was no great shakes. The plot was pretty predictable.说实话，我觉得不怎么样。剧情太容易猜到了。A: Really? I thought the special effects were amazing, even if the story wasn't the best.真的吗？我觉得特效很棒啊，即便故事不是最好的。B: The effects were fine, but as a whole package, it's no great shakes. I've seen much better this year.特效是不错，但作为一个整体，它平平无奇。我今年看过比它好得多的。⭐No great shakes用于形容某人或某事物 “并不出色，平平无奇，没什么了不起”。He's no great shakes as a pianist.他作为钢琴家水平一般。The hotel was no great shakes, but it was cheap.那家酒店不怎么样，但很便宜。His proposal is no great shakes; we can come up with something better.他的提议没啥新意，我们能想出更好的。She's no great shakes at cooking, but she tries her best.她做饭不怎么样，但她尽力了。The food at that new restaurant is no great shakes.那家新餐厅的食物很一般。⭐rave about 对...极度赞扬、热烈夸奖、赞不绝口You have to try that new restaurant! My friend is raving about it.你一定要去试试那家新餐厅！我朋友对它赞不绝口。She's still raving about the concert she went to last week.她到现在还在对上周去的那个音乐会赞不绝口。⭐predictable可预测的；可预料的The plot of the story was boring and predictable.这个故事的情节既无聊又老套。His reaction was predictable; he got very angry.他的反应是意料之中的；他非常生气。
欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Hey, got your laptop back. They said the virus is gone and it's running smoothly now.嘿，你的电脑修好了。他们说病毒清除了，现在运行很流畅。B: You're a hero! I've been so lost without it. So, be honest with me... what's the damage?你真是救星！没有它我这几天都不知道怎么过。跟我说实话……这回‘损失’多少？A: Well, brace yourself. The damage comes to a hundred and twenty bucks.嗯，做好准备。账单金额是120美元。B: Ouch! Well, I guess that's cheaper than buying a new one. Thanks for picking it up for me!嘶——好吧，总比买台新的便宜。谢谢你帮我取回来！⭐What's the damage?多少钱？” 或 “我该付多少钱？例句：A: That was a fantastic meal. I'm stuffed.B: Me too. Excuse me？What's the damage?A：这顿饭太棒了，我吃撑了。B：我也是。打扰了，多少钱？A: I got you a coffee.B: Oh, you're a lifesaver! What's the damage? I'll pay you back.A：我给你买了杯咖啡。B：哦，你真是我的救命恩人！多少钱？我还你。A: Your car is all fixed. The brakes are like new.B: Awesome, thanks. So, what's the damage?A: Well, the total damage is $300.A：您的车修好了。刹车跟新的一样。B：太好了，谢谢。那么，费用是多少？A：嗯，总共是300美元。brace yourself做好准备（警告某人要为某事做好准备，通常后面是坏消息或令人吃惊的事）例句：Brace yourself. I have some bad news. The project funding got canceled.你做好心理准备。 我有些坏消息。项目的资金被取消了。Brace yourself, this is going to be hard to hear.你站稳了， 这话可能不太好听。
欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: How do I set up this Wi-Fi? It looks so complicated.这Wi-Fi怎么设置？看起来好复杂。B: Relax, it's not rocket science. Just press the reset button and use the default password.放松，这又不难。按一下重置键，用默认密码就行。A: That's it? I thought it needed special skills.就这样？我还以为需要什么特殊技巧。B: Not at all. See? You're online now.根本不用。看，已经连上了。⭐It's not rocket science.直译就是“火箭科学”，在日常生活中，“rocket science” 几乎从不用于字面意思，而是作为一个比喻，用来形容极其复杂、难以理解的事情。例句：Just plug it in and turn it on. It’s not rocket science!把它插上电，打开开关就行了。这有什么难的！Come on, you can figure out this new software. It‘s not rocket science.加油，你能搞定这个新软件的。这没那么复杂。Why can‘t he just follow the instructions? It’s not rocket science!他为什么就不能按说明做呢？这又不难！常见搭配模式：⭐You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to...你不用是个火箭科学家也能.../ 你不需要很聪明就能...例句：You don‘t need to be a rocket scientist to operate this machine.操作这台机器并不需要多高的智商。同义表达：It‘s not brain surgery.（这又不是做脑部手术。）It’s a no-brainer.（这根本不用动脑子。/ 显而易见。）It‘s simple.（这很简单。）It’s a piece of cake.（小菜一碟。）
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