「諺語」
- call to arms: 全副武裝
- drops a bombshell：投下一顆震撼彈
-My wife dropped a bombshell, when she said our daughter is pregnant.
＊bombshell: 性感、火辣的女人
- beat a hasty retreat: 打退堂鼓
-When we saw the police arriving, we beat a hasty retreat.
- on the warpath: 立場堅定，準備打一場架
-US, Iran are on the warpath again.
- shell shocked: 受驚
-staff were shell shocked
- come out fighting: 準備大幹一場
-The army came out fighting ready for a war.
「句型填空」
- We begin tonight with a new call to _______ by President Trump on the global war on terrorists. *call to arms
- The president dropped a _______ when he announced his resignation. *dropped a bombshell
- Once I realized that my ex-girlfriend was going to be at the party, I beat a hasty _______
Hasty? *beat a hasty retreat
- Our boss is on the ________ because a rival company stole his idea. *on the warpath
- We were shell______ when our boss told us that the company is bankrupt. *shell shocked
- Oil companies have come out ________, claiming that global warming is a myth. *come out fighting
＊Shell shocked (形容詞用法) vs drop a bombshell (動詞用法)
-We were shell shocked
-My boss dropped a bombshell.
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