英语俚语习语小对话第17期："死胡同"英语怎么说？(mp3和文本下载)

习语：a blind alley

讲解:这是一个名词性短语，alley是胡同，小巷的意思。从字面上理解，是“瞎胡同”“死胡同”，引申为“前途暗淡”“行不通”之义。

Eg. When he invested in that business, he went up a blind alley.
当他投资做那个生意时，他就走上了一条绝路。

Eg. Bob did not take the job because it was a blind alley.
鲍勃没有接受此职，因为它没有发展前途。

英语情景对话：

A :Why did Tom quit the job?
Tom为什么要辞职？

B: He said his present job seemed to be a blind alley.
他说目前的工作暗淡。

A :If he doesn't change his attitude toward his work, I don't think a new job can make any difference.
如果他不改变对工作的态度，即使再换一份新工作也不会有什么变化。

英语学习笔记：

1.quit a job 辞职

Eg. He has a good mind to quit that job.
他很想辞去那份工作。

Eg. It would be folly to quit your job before finding a new one.
在你找到新的工作前就辞职是不明智的。

2.change one's attitude to sth 改变对......的态度

If you don't change your attitude to your study, your will be sure to go into a blind alley.
如果你不改变对学习的态度，你是没有什么前途的。

3.make some difference 有些 ... 作用或影响, 区别

Eg. Flowers make some difference to a room.
鲜花没有使房间有所不同。

Eg. This is an area where I believe some creative collaborations and partnerships could make a difference.
我认为,这是通过某种创造性合作与伙伴关系可以改观的领域。

Eg. Now I've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you.
长期以来,我一直在为这些问题奔忙,有些问题甚至我已经为之奋斗了30年之久,我决心让这些问题得到改观。