小D每日一句一周详解（06.03~06.09）

06月03日：The man you've just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer.你刚才提到的那个作家只不过是个有名无实的人。

1.a poor apology：有名无实
例如：That restaurant has a nice atmosphere, but they serve a poor apology for a meal.（这家饭店气氛很不错，不过上的菜却有名无实了。）
          I know he's a college graduate, but he's still a poor apology for a college graduate.（我知道他是个大学生，可他也只不过是个有名无实的大学生。）

06月04日：He really has no guts.他真的太没骨气了。

no guts：没骨气
例如：He has no guts. He would be back and good to people when given a song and dance.（他真没骨气，给两句好话就又和别人好起来了。）
          I'm surprised to learn that Xiao Gao had married the man who had once done her father in. She really has no guts.（真没想到小高那么没骨气，竟然嫁给了坑害过她父亲的人。）

06月05日：He doesn't know beans about the insurance business at all.他对保险业务一窍不通。

1.not know beans about something：对某事一窍不通，不了解
例如：I don't know beans about the piano.（我对那钢琴是一窍不通。）
          He doesn't know beans about Chinese culture and their way of life.（他对中国的文化和风土人情一窍不通。）

06月06日：He always likes to play a lone hand.他喜欢单枪匹马地去干。

1.play a lone hand：单枪匹马地干，独自经营
例如：When investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.（在投资时，他总喜欢单枪匹马地去干。）
          He's not the sort to enter into partnership. He prefers to play a lone hand.（他是不喜欢和别人合伙的，他宁愿单干。）

06月07日：You're still wet behind the ears.你还嫩点儿。

behind the ears：乳臭未干的，幼稚的，无经验的
例如：Is Lance wet behind the ears?（兰斯太幼稚了吗？）
         I guess I'm still wet behind the ears.（我觉得我还是嫩了一些。）

06月08日：She eats like a bird.她的饭量特别小。

like a bird：吃得极少，饭量很小
例如：She eats like a bird. A small piece of bread will be enough for her.（她的饭量特别小，有一小块面包就足够了。）
          Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.（莉莉十分苗条，因为她吃的少。）

06月09日：Our team gained the upper hand.我们队占上风。

the upper hand：处于有利地位，占上风
例如：A wise general can gain the upper hand in any battle.（一位有智慧的将军在任何战争中都能占上风。）
          Male students inevitably gain the upper hand during the job hunt.（而男生们在找工作时必然会占上风。）  

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