英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)(12.10):to throw for a loop

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今天我們要講的俗語(yǔ)是:to throw for a loop。Loop是圓圈的意思。To throw for a loop是指“感到非常震驚”或者是“情緒很波動(dòng)”。下面的例子是一個(gè)男朋友使得他的女朋友非常不高興。這個(gè)女孩子說:
    "Bill told me he couldn't take me out last night because he had to study for a big exam. So it threw me for a loop when I saw him walking into the movie theater with that stupid girl who sits next to him in biology class. (* No Soundfile)
    她說:“比爾告訴我,他昨天晚上不能帶我去玩,因?yàn)樗獪?zhǔn)備大考。所以,當(dāng)我看到他和那個(gè)生物課坐在他旁邊的傻姑娘一起走進(jìn)電*的時(shí)候我真是大吃一驚。”
    考試分?jǐn)?shù)有時(shí)也會(huì)令人出乎意料的,請(qǐng)聽下面的例子:
    "When I saw my semester grade for the chemistry course, it really threw me for a loop! I was sure I'd get at least a "B"--but there it was in black and white: a "D". So I barely managed to pass."
    這個(gè)學(xué)生說:“當(dāng)我看到我的化學(xué)課學(xué)期成績(jī)的時(shí)候,我真是嚇了一跳。我滿以為我至少能得一個(gè)“B”,可是白紙上寫的黑字是一個(gè)“D”。所以我剛剛及格?!?BR>    loop
    n.環(huán), 線(繩)圈, 彎曲部分, 回路, 回線, (鐵路)讓車道, (飛機(jī))翻圈飛行
    vt.使成環(huán), 以圈結(jié), 以環(huán)連結(jié)
    To form a loop.
    形成一個(gè)環(huán)