口语中的“热”词——HOT

 　　Hot在口语中可算是个露脸频率很高的词，它可以表示天气炎热、味道辣、性感、受欢迎等多重意思。下面我们一起来看一下hot的多种不同含义吧!

　　1. Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment.

　　现在冰岛可是炙手可热的周末度假胜地。

　　2. Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National.

　　“红朗姆”总是最有希望获得国家大赛冠军的赛马。

　　3. He gave me a hot tip for my interview.

　　他给了我非常有用的面试建议。

　　4. Climate change is a hot topic at the moment.

　　气候变化是当下的一个热门话题。

　　5. This gossip is hot off the press.

　　这些流言是最新传出来的。

　　6. Things are getting too hot and the relief agencies are pulling out of the area.

　　事态开始变得极其危险，救援机构准备撤离这片地区了。

　　7. Her new boyfriend is hot stuff.

　　她的新男友很有魅力。

　　8. You make the decisions - you're in the hot seat now!

　　你得做决定，这现在是你的责任了。

　　9. If you send that email now, you'll find yourself in hot water with the boss.

　　如果你现在发出那封邮件，你的老板就会来找你麻烦了。

　　10. He has a hot temper, so don't provoke him into an argument.

　　他脾气很坏，所以别惹他吵架。

　　11. You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving habits. Don't let it worry you!

　　你好像总是因为别人的驾车习惯而发火，别为这种事心烦嘛!

　　12. What's the matter with her? She's like a cat on a hot tin roof this morning.

　　她怎么了?今早看上去焦躁不安的。

　　13. The pickpocket¹ ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit.

　　扒手逃走了，群众在后面紧紧追赶。

　　14. The police are hot on the trail of the mastermind behind the bank robbery.

　　警察很快就要找到银行抢劫案的幕后操纵者了。

　　15. What he says is just a lot of hot air - don't take it too seriously.

　　他说的都是些空话，不要太当真。

　　16. Young man, I've been to more football matches than you've had hot dinners, so you don't have to explain the rules of the game to me.

　　年轻人，我看过的球赛比你吃过的饭还多，你用不着给我讲解比赛规则。

　　17. I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside.

　　对于是否搬到农村去我一直摇摆不定。

1 pickpocket   

n.扒手；v.扒窃

参考例句：

• The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
• He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.他的钱包被掏了。