迷你对话学地道口语第234期:大海捞针

　　迷你对话：
A: Have the parents found their baby?
那对父母找到他们的孩子了吗？
B: Not yet.
还没有。
A: It will be difficult for them to find the baby. It is like looking for a needle in a bundle of hay.
要找到他们的孩子是很难的，那就像大海捞针。
B: You said it.
你说得对。
地道表达：
look for a needle in a bundle of hay
解词释义：
bundle是名词，意思是“一捆”，hay是名词，意思是“干草”，look for a needle in a bundle of hay愿意是指“在一大捆干草中找一颗针”，类似于汉语中的“大海捞针”。
支持范例：
Trying to find a small boy in the large crowd was like looking for a needle in a bundle of hay.
要这一大堆人中找一个小男孩犹如海底捞针。
Seeking my key in the courtyard is like looking for a needle in a bottle of hay.
在院子里找我的钥匙就好像是在大海捞针一样困难。
句海拾贝：
1. You said it. （译文：你说得对。）
2. It is difficult for sb to do something. （译文：某人做某事有困难。）
Eg. It is difficult for children to hold in their laughter .
让孩子们忍住不笑是很困难的。
Eg. Frankly¹ speaking, it is difficult for me to make out what he is saying.
坦率地说,理解他正在说的事情是很困难的。
Eg. It is difficult for people to chuck off old habits.
人们摆脱旧习惯是很困难的。
Eg. It is difficult for him to make a living on his meager² salary.
靠那样微薄的一份工资他那以维持生活。

1 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

2 meager   

adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的

参考例句：

• He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
• The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。