迷你对话:
A: I have no idea about what to do.
我不知道下一步怎么办。
B: Maybe you can pick Mary’s brains now. She knows a lot about stocks.
也许你可以挖挖玛丽脑筋里的东西,她对股票很在行。
A: Let me have a try.
我去试试吧。
地道表达:
pick someone’s brains
解词释义:
to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do,翻译为“剽窃或窃取别人的智力成果 ”。
支持范例:
I'd love to pick your brains about computers - you seem to be the expert around here.
我要玩玩你脑袋里电脑的知识,你在这儿似乎是电脑专家呀。
Do you mind if I pick your brains on a minor legal matter?
我想向你讨教一个小小的法律问题,行吗?
He refused to prepare for the exam,but counted on being able to pick his roommate's brains.
他不肯准备考试,仗着他能够向室友请教。
I've come to pick your brains.
我是来讨教你的专门知识的。
词海拾贝:
1. know a lot about:对......知之甚多
范例:You seem to know a lot about him.
你好像很了解他。
It means you know a lot about movies and you have seen quite a large number of them.
你很懂电影并且看过很多片子。
I don’t know a lot about China yet, but Im eager to learn.
我对中国还不太了解,但我很想知道。
It seems you know quite a lot about it. I'd better ask for your advice when I have the chance.
看来你知道的真不少,有机会得好好向你请教。
2. have a try:试一试
范例:If you can' t open the box, can I have a try ?
如果你打不开这个箱子,我能试一试吗?
I will have a try even though I should fail.
哪怕失败,我也要试一下。
Don't slight a penny. Have a try to know how it is earned.
不要小看一分钱。不妨自己去挣挣看。
Why not have a try? Maybe you will lose a good chance.
为什么不试试?没准儿你放跑了一个大好机会。
3. have no idea:不知道
范例:We have no idea how to persuade him to give up the idea.
我们不知道如何说服他放弃这个念头。
That' s a difficult question ; I have no idea of the answer.
这是一个难题,我想不出答案。
If you have no idea about it, consult a dictionary, please.
要是你对这个问题不清楚, 请你查字典得了。
I have no idea why he resigned his post.
我不知道他为何辞去他的职务。