迷你对话学地道口语第602期:一语道破,一针见血

　　Subject: John hit the nail on the head in the debate.
迷你对话
A: I think John performed very well.
我觉得John今天表现很好。
B: So do I. John hit the nail on the head in the debate.
我也是花这样觉得。辩论时，他是一阵见血呀。
地道表达
hit the nail on the head
1. 解词释义
Hit the nail on the head的意思是“一针见血”。这里的head是指nail的顶部。这个短语源于人们的日常生活实践。当人们钉钉子时，应尽量定在正中，这样钉子才能直直地被钉进去，如果没对准就一锤下去，钉子就会歪倒一边，进不去了。同样我们平时说话做事，也应该做到干脆利落，即“一针见血，说话说得适当中肯”。所以对话中“John hit the nail on the head in the debate.”的意思是“辩论时，约翰的辩论就像锤钉子刚好锤在钉头正中一样恰到好处，直击对方要害，一针见血。”
2. 拓展例句
e.g. He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned that the company was actually facing the danger of bankruptcy¹.
他说那家公司实际上正面临破产的危机,真是一针见血。
e.g. Every work he said hit the nail on the head.
他说的真是头头是道。
e.g. You hit the nail on the head when you said I was unhappy with my job.
你说我不满意自己的工作，你真是一语道破。
e.g. Mike hit the nail on the head in his speech on the demerits of the existing housing policy.
迈克在演讲中，一针见血地指出了当前房屋政策的弊端。

1 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。