点滴英语天天学第151期:分手了!(拓展语汇30)

分手也就意味着恋情的终止，我们今天就继续来学习与“恋情的终止”非常流行的俚语，这些俚语具有很强的表现力来描述我们的情感。

1. 语汇：strike a happy medium

释义：To find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes. （采取盾衷办法，找到平衡点）

解析：短语中的a happy medium是名词性短语，是指“中庸之道”。例如：I have found that keeping a happy medium is the best way of life.

我发觉生活中能保持中庸之道，才是最上策。

例句：It can be difficult for working mothers to strike a happy medium between maintaining their careers and caring for their families.

在职母亲很难在维持职业和照顾家庭之间找到一个折中的办法。

Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium.

Ann喜欢很辣的食物，但Bob一点也不喜欢辣的食物。我们尽力找到一家中庸之道的餐馆。

He always believed in striking a happy medium.

他始终相信中庸之道。

2. 语汇：messy

释义：Unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with. （不愉快的，难以处理的，困惑的）

例句：Lee and Marvin’s divorce got really messy. Neither one of them was willing to compromise.

Lee和Marvin的离婚真是剪不断理还乱的，他们一个都不愿意妥协。

The divorce was painful and messy.

离婚既痛苦又麻烦。

我们今天学习了2个非常有表现力的表述法。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 这也是雅思考试必备的词汇哦！