趣味青春英语电台 第241期:Pull out all the stops

 　　Idiom:

　　Pull out all the stops ( try one's best )

　　Hit the book:

　　Suck

　　Skinny

　　Creature

　　Starved

　　Whereas

　　Scour¹

　　Motivate

　　Tummy

　　No laughing matter

　　Trophy²

　　Rigorous

　　Skinny people, those who seem to eat tons yet never gain weight, are probably the luckiest creatures in the whole world. Imagine eating whatever you want, without even bothering to exercise, yet having the body of a starved mode.

1 scour   

v.搜索；擦，洗，腹泻，冲刷

参考例句：

• Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。

2 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。