第776期:大佬的英文怎么说?

 

今天分享一些big的口语表达和习语，非常实用，快点学起来哦！

It's no big deal. It's not a big deal.

没什么大不了的

To be a big shot¹

成为一个大佬

big shot 可能具有负面含义，而且经常被讽刺地使用。

I haven't seen you in a while. I heard you became a big shot in the city. I'm surprised you still have time for us.

我有一段时间没见到你了。我听说你成了城里的一个大佬。我很惊讶你仍然有时间见我们。

To be a big fish in a small pond

成为一个小地方的大人物

Someone who is very successful but only in a very limited area, and only because there isn't much competition.

一个人非常成功，但只是在一个有限的领域，只是因为没有太多的竞争。

She likes being a big fish in a small pond because she knows she'll do well.

她喜欢在一个小地方成为一个大人物，因为她知道她会做得很好。

To make it big

取得成就，赚大钱

His dream is to make it big so that he can pay off his mortgage² and live debt-free.

他的梦想是赚大钱，这样他就可以还清贷款，过上零负债的生活。

Big break

重大突破

Her big break was something she never expected – an independent film with a small budget.

她最大的突破是她从未料到的——一部预算很小的独立电影。

1 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

2 mortgage   

n.抵押，抵押贷款；vt.抵押

参考例句：

• He's having a lot of trouble paying his mortgage every month.他付每月的抵押借款利息有很大的困难。
• The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。