5. off-limits
意思是禁止入內;限制进出或不准使用,也就是关闭 (closed or not available)
例如:
The library will be off-limits to the public until re-carpeting project is completed. (新地毯铺好之前,图书馆闭馆。)
The teachers have the use of a john that is off-limits to students.(学生不得使用教师厕所。) (john小写的时候才是指厕所。)
6. real bomb
在口语里是指在公众场所或舞台上表演失败或表现欠佳。通常与 real用在一起。
例如:
The show was a real bomb, so I cut out early. (这个剧很糟糕,所以我提前退场了。cut out = leave)
如果 bomb 作名词用,意思就是炸弹;作动词,则是轰炸,或失败、极坏的意思。(very bad)
例如:
A U.S. fighter dropped a bomb over Iraq. (一架美国轰炸机往伊拉克扔了一颗炸弹)
(作名词)= A U.S. fighter bombed Iraq. (作动词)
值得注意的是:"real bomb"有時也指"真正的炸弹"。
例如:
The police found a real bomb in the building. (警察在建筑物中发现了一颗真炸弹)
