迷你对话学地道口语第685期:常胜将军

 　　Subject：We are shoo-in.

　　迷你对话

　　A: We have achieved a lot from last several project. How is the new one going?

　　过去的几个项目我做得很有成效，那个新项目进行得怎么样呢？

　　B: Very well. There is no way we can lose. What are shoo-in.

　　很好啊，我们不会输的，我们是常胜将军。

　　地道表达

　　shoo-in

　　1. 解词释义

　　shoo-in的意思是“（在竞赛中）认为肯定可以取胜的人、队等”“（在竞赛中）十拿九稳的获胜者，稳操胜券者”，“（在竞赛中）长胜将军”。其英文解释为：A shoo-in is a person or thing that seems sure to succeed.

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. Reagan was a shoo-in in the 1984 presidential election.

　　一九八四年的总统选举中,里根是胜算在握。

　　e.g. Diana is a shoo-in to win a scholarship.

　　黛安娜获奖学金十拿九稳。

　　e.g. Martins is a shoo-in for the presidency¹. The other candidates don't have a chance.

　　马丁斯是总统一职的必然当选人。其他候选人决不可能当选。

　　e.g. Ms Brown is still no shoo-in for the November election.

　　布朗夫人在 11 月的选举中仍然没有十足的胜算。

　　Ps ：achieve from something的意思是“在做某事上获得成就，成绩或成效”。

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。