英语讲义【131】由“形容词或分词+名词”组成的名词惯用语_小升初语法

英语讲义【131】由“形容词或分词+名词”组成的名词惯用语

　　谈过了《名词惯用语》，这里要继续谈这种惯用语，不过这里谈的不是由名词直接构成，而是由形容词或分词+名词组成的。这种形式的惯用语数目相当多，可以尽量吸收，使词汇多采多姿。

　　① The acid test：严峻的考验

　　The car company praises its latest model. However, the acid test will come when its new cars enter the market.

　　② An armchair critic/expert：空谈的评论员／专家

　　Some people like to tell others how to do this and how to do that, but they cant set a good example. Such a person is tantamount to an armchair expert.

　　③ A back-seat driver：不在其位而爱插手管事的人

　　No back-seat driver, please,Jim said to Tom.I know how to do my work.

　　④ Ones besetting sin：容易重犯的恶习

　　Harry is quite a likeable person, but his besetting sin is haughtiness.

　　⑤ A blind alley：死胡同

　　More and more people think that manual work is a blind alley, as such work will be computerised soon.

　　⑥ A/ Ones blind spot：盲点

　　Computers seem to be a blind spot with many old people./ If you cant see a car from your car mirror, that car is in your blind spot.

　　⑦ A burning question：重要的问题

　　Of course, we can invite the boss, but the burning question is: will he agree to come?/ Mass unemployment is a burning question of some Asian countries now.