lost in thought

每日一語---lost in thought

相信常看美劇的朋友們，對這片語應該不陌生。那它究竟是什麼意思呢？lost當形容詞是指「失落的」、「遺失的」或「茫然的」，而在這裡，比較接近「茫然的」。所以囉，整個的意思就是若有所思、正在想其他事情，而沒注意到週遭的一切；來看些例子吧！


I didn't answer right away because I was lost in thought. 因為在想其他事情，我沒馬上回答問題。

He often lost in thought, looking out the window. 他常若有所思，總是看著窗外。

drop a line

每日一語---drop a line

今天來看的是drop a line，猜猜看這是什麼意思吧！drop當動詞就是「落下」、「掉下」的意思，而line當名詞則是指「行、列、線」，也可說指文字的「行」。所以囉，這個片語就是「寫信給某人(drop someone a line)」；來看看例句吧！

I dropped Aunt Jane a line last Thanksgiving. 上次感恩節時，我給珍姑姑寫了封信。

She usually drops me a few lines around the first of the year. 她總在一年初始寫信給我。

Drop me a line when you get promoted. 升遷後記得寫幾句告訴我呀！

wing it

每日一語---wing it

好，今天來看的是wing it. wing本身是指「翅膀」、「羽翼」；但在這邊，wing it則是說「毫無準備、隨機應變」的意思，有時也可引申為「船到橋頭自然直」。來看些例句吧！

I didn't have time to write a speech, so I just had to wing it in front of a large audience. 因為我沒時間寫講稿，所以只好在一大群觀眾前即席演出。

Sharon lost her lecture notes, so she had to wing it. 雪倫弄丟了課堂筆記，所以考試時只好隨機應變。

Don't worry. Just go out there and wing it. 別擔心，直接去那邊，然後靈機應變吧！

not know beans about sth

每日一語---not know beans about sth

今天要介紹的片語是 not know beans about sth. bean本身是指豆子，在這邊引申為「少量」、「一點」的意思。所以呢，這個片語就是說「對某事不了解」、「一竅不通」。來看例句吧！


He doesn't know beans about the insurance business at all. 他對壽險業一點都不了解。

Bill doesn't know beans about flying an airplane. Bill對駕駛飛機一竅不通。

bummer

每日一詞---bummer

好，今天來看的是bummer。bummer當名詞是指「失敗」、「不愉快、煩人的事件或經歷」。直接來看例句吧！

Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer. 卡在機場等待實在很煩人。

My wallet was stolen at the bar last night. It's total a bummer. 我的皮夾昨晚在酒吧被偷了，真是有夠倒楣。

overhyped

每日一詞---over-hyped

好，今天來看的是over-hyped。hype這個字本身就是「炒作」、「宣傳」的意思，所以加上over，就是「大肆宣傳」、「誇張炒作」。來看些例句吧！

I think the movie is over-hyped. I don't see the appeal. 我覺得這部電影被亂捧，不曉得哪裡吸引人了。

The technology is not necessarily over-hyped; it is what it is. 科技不是誇大，一如往昔。

每日看圖---Scenes from Pakistan’s Historic Election 巴基斯坦歷史性大選

今天決定把網誌的蜘蛛網撢掉，讓灰塵隨雨洗去。最近國際發生許多大事，有些台灣媒體積極聚焦，有些則默默忽視了。今天來看幾張關於巴基斯坦選舉的照片，稍微了解這物質生活不優的國度，如何進行選務作業。

Scenes from Pakistan’s Historic Election

May 11, 2013

A Pakistani voter makes his way on a hilltop as he arrives to cast his ballot during parliamentary elections in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on May 11, 2013. 

2013/5/11，位於巴基斯坦開伯爾省，一名男子翻越山丘、前往阿伯塔巴德，準備為國會選舉投票。

People gather near a polling station in a village near Lahore May 11, 2013.

2013/5/11，近拉合爾市一座村莊，人們聚集於該處的投票所。

Pakistani women line up to enter a polling station and cast their ballots, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, May 11, 2013.

2013/5/11，巴基斯坦首都伊斯蘭堡的郊區，許多巴國婦女在該區投票所排隊。

Pakistanis cast their ballots at a polling station on May 11, 2013 on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.

此為巴基斯坦民眾投票情形，於拉合爾市邊境。2013/5/11

Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party celebrate election results with fireworks on May 11, 2013, in Lahore, Pakistan

2013/5/11，於拉合爾市，支持巴基斯坦穆斯林聯盟(Nawaz)的民眾放煙火、歡慶勝選。

miss out

每日一詞---miss out

今天來看miss out吧！miss本身有想念、錯失的意思，而 這個片語正是指「遺漏」、「錯過(機會)」。來看幾個例句吧！


He just missed out on the promotion. 他錯失了升遷的機會。

Julia missed out on all the fun because of her broken leg. 茱莉亞因為腳傷，沒能享樂。

I'm sorry I missed out on the ice cream. 真難過我沒吃到那個冰淇淋。

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

每日佳句---

今天來看兩個對我來說頗有感觸的句子吧。這禮拜說放鬆其實也累壞了，明天重新開始；謝謝一直陪在我身邊的朋友與親人。

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. 無須懷疑，真理是美麗的；謊言亦是。
這句名言出自美國名作家兼詩人，艾默生 (Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and essayist, 1803-1882)。

In love one has need of being believed in, in friendship of being understood. 愛情需要的是信任，友情需要的是理解。


然後呢，亂入一首老歌....

每日一句

每日一句---

今天來看一句簡單的英文吧！這也是我想對自己說的；雖然未來危機四伏，卻值得勇往直前。即便知道會受到傷害，但踏出第一步總比留在原地好，是吧。

The future is scary, but you can' t just run to the past because it is familiar.
雖然未來讓人心生畏懼，但不能因為習慣過去而逃避。