迷你对话学地道口语第28期:预兆苗头

　　[00:00:33] John dates her seven times a week.
约翰一周内约了她七次。
[00:04:13] Really?
真的吗？
[00:05:20] That's a straws in the wind.
这可是一种迹象。
[00:08:13] I think so.
我也是这么想的。
[00:09:23] Maybe he's fallen for her.
或许他爱上她了。
[00:12:02] Yeah.
差不多。
[00:12:50] They suit each other.
他们很合适。
[00:14:07] A perfect match between a man and a girl.
郎才女貌。
[00:18:31] Right.
对。
习语：a straw in the wind
讲解：此语指“预示即将发生的迹象，预兆，苗头”，如：There are straws in the wind indicating that peace is around the corner. 有种种迹象表明和平即将来临。 此语也可写作 straws in the wind. straw 一词本指“禾杆，稻草”，引申为“细微的迹象，显露的苗头”，如：a straw of hope（一线希望）。
迷你对话：
A:John dates her seven times a week.
约翰一周内约了她七次。
B:Really? That's a straws in the wind.
真的吗？这可是一种迹象。
A:I think so. Maybe he's fallen for her.
我也是这么想的。或许他爱上她了。
B:Yeah. They suit each other. A perfect match between a man and a girl.
差不多。他们很合适，郎才女貌。
A:Right.
是的。
词海拾贝：
fall for
（1）对......倾心，迷恋
I fall for his writings, because they fall in with my taste.
我极喜爱他的作品，因为它们合我的口味。
It 'll do you no good to fall for Mary .
你为玛丽而倾倒没有好处。
（2）对.....信以为真
Don't fall for his honeyed words.
别听信他的甜言蜜语。
Don't fall for such nonsense¹
别听信这种胡说八道。
Don't fall for the fair words of the door-to-door businessmen.
不要相信那些走家串户的生意人的花言巧语。
He must have been pretty gullible² to fall for that old trick.
他准是有点儿傻, 才落入那惯用的圈套。

1 nonsense   

n.胡说，废话

参考例句：

• Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的！你说的全是废话！
• "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”，她严厉地说。

2 gullible   

adj.易受骗的；轻信的

参考例句：

• The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
• The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。