A: The dark house in this year’s football cup wasKorea!

　　这届足球赛的黑马是韩国队。

　　B: You bet! Lots of people thought they would bechampions.

　　那还用说!许多人认为他们可以夺冠了。

　　知识点讲解

　　Dark house用来形容令人刮目相看，制造冷门的异军突起者，也可以指一举成名的后起之秀，或泛指那些那些没有名气而实力难测的竞争者。在俚语词典中解释如下：One who achieves unexpected support andsuccess as a political candidate, typically during a party's convention.

　　A: Why are you always out in the field while listening to the news?

　　为什么你听新闻的时候不专心啊?

　　B: I am listening to the music and I couldn’t help moving my body.

　　我在听歌，就情不自禁地动了起来。

　　知识点讲解

　　Out in the left field的字面意思是“外出到田野左边去”，比喻为“(做事)不专心”或“(说话)跑题”的意思。

　　A: In order to buy this cool SUV, I’ve tightened mybelt for almost a year.

　　为了买这辆酷的越野车，我节衣缩食将近一年了。

　　B: That is worth it. Look at those beauties. They loveyou!

　　那也值得，看那边的美女，她们爱死你了。

　　知识点讲解

　　Tighten one’s belt字面意思是“勒紧裤腰带”，“省吃俭用，节衣缩食，节俭度日”的意思。