「be a poor second」別理解成「只得了第二名」

大家好，歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——be a poor second, 這個短語的含義不是指「只得了第二名」，其正確的含義是：

be a poor second （價值、質量或重要性）遠遠比不上，遠遠落後

For Jackie, I'm afraid, money is always of first importance and the children come a poor second.

恐怕對傑基來說，金錢總是最重要的，而孩子們地位遠遠比不上金錢。

I was a poor second in the race because my leg cramped up towards the end of it.

在比賽中，我因為在比賽快結束時腿部抽筋，所以我遠遠落後他人。

The Republicans won the election easily with 40% of the vote, with the Democrats coming a poor second with only 26%.

共和黨以40%的選票輕鬆贏得選舉，民主黨僅以26%的選票遠遠落後。

I didn't expect to come a poor second in the race—who knew Kate was so fast?

沒想到在比賽中我遠遠落後--誰知道凱特這麼快呢？