新的一集,小喬治解鎖新的專業(yè)技能。

1. an acquired taste

acquire的意思是取得,獲得;購得;學(xué)到,an acquired taste表示后天養(yǎng)成的嗜好;假以時日并多次嘗試而喜歡上的東西。形容某人的話,可能表示某人不是第一眼就會喜歡的類型吧。

Olives are an acquired taste.
橄欖這種東西吃得多就愛吃了。

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2. melt away

melt away有這兩個意思:①逐漸消失;逐漸散去

As the police sirens were heard, the crowd started to melt away.
警笛一響,人群就開始散開了。

②(強烈的情緒)變?nèi)?,消?/p>

Her anger melted away when she read the letter.
讀到信時,她的怒火慢慢消失了。

謝爾頓的爸爸聽說對方在減肥,夸張的來了一句“you are melting away“,當(dāng)然不是說人漸漸消失了,只是幽默地說對方會變瘦啦!

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3. sixth sense

sixth sense就是第六感,直覺。

A sixth sense told me that the train was going to crash.
直覺告訴我這列火車要撞車。

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直覺的不同表達:

① instinct

Her first instinct was to run.
她的第一反應(yīng)是逃跑。

have an instinct for
憑直覺

② gut

gut feeling/reaction
直覺,內(nèi)心感覺

go with one's gut
聽從直覺

③ hunch

act on/follow a hunch
按直覺行事

② intuition

have an intuition that
憑直覺感到