cheesy （质量）低劣的；下等的
英解：shoddy， lacking in taste
“cheesy”这个字通常用来形容一件东西的“品味”和“质感”不高，不仅不符合一般人的审美观念，而且给人一种“廉价”、“低俗”的感觉。
A：Hey， where did you get those sunglasses? They are so cheesy！
喂，你从哪儿弄来那副太阳眼镜？真劣质！
B：I bought them in a flea market. They only cost me three bucks.
我在跳蚤市场买的。这副眼镜才花了我三块美金。
make a mental note 铭记在心
英解：to make an effort to store something in your memory so that you will not forget
“Make/take a note of”是“把……记下来”的意思。而“make a mental note”就像是“在心里做笔记”，换句话说，也就是把重要的事情铭记在心。
A：Remember to return my book tomorrow. You’ve borrowed it for almost a month.
记得明天把书还给我。我已经借了快一个月了。
B：Sorry. I’ll make a mental note of it.
对不起。我会牢记在心的。
a light bulb goes on 灵光乍现
英解：a sudden understanding or idea
英文用“电灯泡突然亮了起来”来形容人灵光乍现，一分钟前还想不到的答案，突然间浮现在脑海里的意思。
A：How did you figure out the answer to the math question?
这个数学习题的答案你是怎么想出来的？
B：A light bulb just went on. I’d suddenly remembered something the teacher said in class.
我灵光乍现，突然想起老师在课堂上说过的一个东西。
money to burn 花不完的钱
英解：lots of money
英文用“money to burn”来比喻一个人的钱多到花不完，就连把钞票拿来烧都不在乎。
A：I heard Bill bought another Porche recently. I don’t get why he wants so many cars.
我听说比尔最近又买了一辆保时捷。我真搞不懂他要那么多车子干嘛。
B：Yeah， it seems that he has money to burn.
对啊，他好像有花不完的钱似的。
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发表于 2006-1-1 14:02
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