每天口语 英语口语

dark house

1. 解词释义

Dark house用来形容令人刮目相看，制造冷门的异军突起者，也可以指一举成名的后起之秀，或泛指那些那些没有名气而实力难测的竞争者。在俚语词典中解释如下：One who achieves unexpected support and success as a political candidate, typically during a party's convention.

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He' s a bit of a dark horse : he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew.

他可算是藏龙卧虎——赚大钱，可谁也不知道。

e.g. A dark horse candidate came from behind to win the election.

那位候选员在此次选举中脱颖而出，意外当选。

e.g. Gerald would be a dark horse to the end.

杰罗尔德将永远做个实力难测的竞争者。

e.g. Anna's such a dark horse--I had no idea she'd published a novel.

安娜真叫人看不出来，我没想到她会出版了一本小说。

第三， 咬文嚼字

1. “You bet！”这个短句用于表示非常赞同别人说到的情况，翻译为：当然，肯定。例如：

You bet! I can't wait to get over there and hit those slopes.

没错！我真恨不得马上就去那儿，上滑雪道。

Yes, you bet. Could you give me some advice to solve this problem?

正是这样。你能给我一些建议解决这个问题吗？

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