英語口語練習小對話 第525期:令大吃一驚,嚇一大跳
A: I will state many special opinions. I will throw the professor some curves.
我將陳述許多新觀點。我會讓教授大吃一驚。
B: That is very exciting! How would you do?
真是令人興奮！你怎麼做呢？
1. 解釋
Throw sb some curves這個短語來自棒球場上，打球者以爲投手會投出直球，但是眼前飛來的卻是curve，意思是“讓某人大吃一驚，讓某人嚇一跳”。其英文解釋爲：to confuse someone by doing something tricky or unexpected.
2. 例句
e.g. When you said "house" you threw me a curve. The password was supposed to be "home."
當你說到house這個詞的時候，嚇了我一大跳，密碼應該是home。
e.g. John threw me a curve when we were making our presentation, and I forgot my speech.
