英语俚语天天说 第296期:"big deal"是"大买卖"?

 介绍:

deal n.

交易；买卖；

She got a new car for $1000! That was really a good deal!

她一千美金买了辆车！真是捡了个大便宜！

a big deal

①重要的事情

He got promoted¹ last month. That was a big deal to him!

他上个月升职了。这对他来说是个大事。

②重要的人物

I was kind of a big deal in high school.

高中时候我可是风云人物。

③有什么大不了的！（表示不屑）

A: Hey. I could do one-arm push-ups.

喂，我能做单手俯卧撑.

B: Big deal! I can do push-ups without using my hands!

有什么大不了！我可以不用手做！

deal in

经营；做… 的生意

My dad deals in medical supplies² these days, selling X-ray and MRI machines to hospitals.

我爸爸做医疗用品的生意，就是往医院卖X光和核磁共振的一些设备。

1 promoted   

adj. 升迁的 动词promote的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They overestimated his ability when they promoted him. 他们提拔他的时候高估了他的能力。
• I'm happy to inform you that you have been promoted to captain. 我很高兴地告诉你，你已被提升为上尉了。

2 supplies   

n.日用（必需）品；供应；补给；供应量；供给物( supply的名词复数 )；储备物质；粮食v.供给( supply的第三人称单数 )；补充；弥补（缺陷、损失等）；向…提供（物资等）

参考例句：

• Food supplies were severely depleted. 食物供应已严重不足。
• the insidious effects of polluted water supplies 供水系统污染的潜在恶果