1. The bus is quite a pain. 这车坐着真难受。
qi.te意为“十分,非常”
pain指“痛苦,疼痛”
The bus is quite a pain.不能按字面意思理解为“这辆车很痛苦”,而是指“车让人感觉很难受(令人不舒服)”。
可形容人、事、物
=a pain in the neck
2. green有“青的,省的,未成熟的”,引申为“没有娴熟的技能,无经验的”。
He must be green. 他是一个新手
如果说在某方面生疏,在green后加at。例如: He is green at his driving. 他对驾驶不熟练。
3. -I just have to come up for air. I’ve been here for too long a time.
-OK. You’d better come back in two hours.
come up for air意为“出来呼吸新鲜空气,歇口气”的意思
4. He carries a lot of weight. 他的话很有分量;他占据着举足轻重的地位;他很有影响力