5.19

Question 1

more to…than to

Answer 1

Unfortunately, adding this term to our vocabulary when we talk about attitudes and behavior has done more to confuse than to clarify.

John Scroggin noticed that many wealthy people were leaving more to charity than to their children.

Question 2

downhill

Answer 2

Well, I guess it’s all downhill from here.

好，我想从现在起该一帆风顺了。

Question 3

in the cards

Answer 3

Last summer she began telling friends that a New Year marriage was in the cards.
去年夏天她开始通知朋友们她很可能在新年结婚。

Question 4

money is no object

Answer 4

This was a very impressive programme in which money seems to have been no object.
这是一项颇具影响的计划，钱似乎从来不成问题。

Question 5

speaks volumes about

Answer 5

it gives you a lot of information about them. 充分表明

What you wear speaks volumes about you.
你的穿戴能充分表明你的方方面面。

Question 6

ball

Answer 6

A ball is a large formal social event at which people dance. (正式的) 舞会
例：
My Mama and Daddy used to have a grand Christmas ball every year.
我妈妈和爸爸以前每年都要办一场盛大的圣诞节舞会。

Question 7

having a ball

Answer 7

If you are having a ball, you are having a very enjoyable time. 玩得高兴
例：
Outside the boys were sitting on the ground and, judging by the gales of laughter, they were having a ball.
男孩子们在外面席地而坐，从他们发出的阵阵笑声来看，他们玩得很开心。

Question 8

a lock of

Answer 8

A lock of hair is a small bunch of hairs on your head that grow together and curl or curve in the same direction. (一) 绺
例：
She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
她拂开他额头的一绺头发。

Question 9

implicit

Answer 9

If you say that someone has an implicit belief or faith in something, you mean that they have complete faith in it and no doubts at all. 绝对的 (信任)
例：
He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.
他对皇帝的崇高旨意笃信不疑。

Question 10

to the wire

Answer 10

If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment. 直至最后一刻
例：
Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.
谈判者们再次一直工作到最后达成协议为止。