茶话会第318期:软膏里的苍蝇

关键词：a fly in the ointment 瑕疵或扫兴事情，美中不足之处
短语释义：今天我们要学习的短语是a fly in the 指苍蝇ointment是软膏，像图片里的face cream面霜也是软膏ointment的一种。a fly in the ointment字面意思是“软膏里的苍蝇”，实际意思是什么呢？先来听一个句子：We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.当我们正在举行野餐的时候, 忽然大雨倾盆, 这就像软膏里的苍蝇。想必听到这里，大家一定猜出这个短语的意思了，其实和中文里的“一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥”差不多。Dead flies make the sweet ointment of the perfumer turn rancid and ferment;so a little folly can make wisdom lose its worth. 圣经是这么说的，死苍蝇会让香甜的软膏变质；同样，一件小小的蠢事也会令智慧失色。 现在呢人们一般会用a fly in the ointment这成语来指瑕疵或扫兴事情，美中不足之处。

情景领悟：
1. We had so much fun at the party last was really a fly in the ointment, that you could not be there.
在昨晚的聚会中,我们都玩得很尽兴,美中不足的是你没能和我们在一起。
2. I like the house, but there's a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work.
我喜欢那套房子,但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远。
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