A far cry from something, 意思是跟某件事情相差甚遠。"The actor played a womanizer in the movie, a far cry from his real life character," 這個演員在電影裡扮演一個花花公子，跟他在現實生活中的性格完全不同。"His angry response was a far cry from our expectations," 他憤怒的反應完全出乎我們的預料。 "The company's profit grew 0.8% in the second quarter, a far cry from the 2% that had been forecast," 這家公司第二季度的盈利增長了0.8%，跟原先預計的2%想去甚遠。Vehicle, 除了交通工具以外，還有工具或是手段的意思。"It turned out web sites are not the best advertising vehicle," 事實證明，在網上做廣告並不是最有效的廣告渠道。與此同時，有研究發現， "The internet was the fastest-growing distribution vehicle for coupons during the first half of 2010," 2010年上半年，網際網路是成長最快的優惠券發送渠道。 "The school uses after school programs as a vehicle to keep students off the street," 學校利用課後開辦的各種活動減少學生在街頭遊蕩的情況。今天我們要學的詞是big ticket item。 Big ticket item, 意思是大件商品。"Electronic medical records systems are a big ticket item for hospitals," 安裝電子病例系統對醫院來說是一筆很大的開支。 "I usually wait until Black Friday to pick up big ticket items like computers or TVs," 我通常要等黑色星期五的時候才會去購買電腦或是電視這種大件商品。"The next big ticket item on my wish list is a sports car," 我下一個特別想買的大件商品的一輛跑車。好的，今天我們學習的詞是big ticket item...
今天我們要學的詞是nailbiter。Nailbiter, 作為名詞，一般是指緊張的比賽，或是充滿懸念的影片。"The film was described as a suspenseful nailbiter by the critics," 影評人士說，這部影片充滿了懸念。上星期天是美國43屆橄欖球超級盃。一般說來，超級盃比賽本身並不是看點，可是今年的超級盃卻異常激烈， "The game proved to be a nailbiter to the very end," 比賽直到最後一分鐘才見分曉。"Pittsburgh Steelers fans were thrilled after the nailbiter victory," 匹茲堡鋼人隊的球迷為這場異常緊張的比賽的勝利感到歡欣鼓舞。好的，今天我們學習的詞是nailbiter...