今日短语9：A tough nut to crack 棘手的问题-难处的人.pdf

智 课 网 雅 思 备 考 资 料 今日短语9：A tough nut to crack 棘手的问题-难处的人 雅思词汇你是不是背了又背，还是不知道怎么用？那么跟着智课小 编一起来学习怎么把这些熟悉的单词在热点话题中使用得恰如其分，用 这些简单词汇把文章组织得严谨缜密，脱口而出得英伦风范。 Coconuts are delicious… but you have to open them first! 今日短语 当我们碰到难题时可以说 a tough(or hard) nut to crack – 特别难 打开的坚果。这个表达也能用来形容一个难以对付或难理解的人。 例句 My new boss is a tough nut to crack. I never know if hes pleased with my work. How can we increase sales during a recession? Thats a tough nut to crack! 请注意 表达 use a sledgehammer to crack a nut 用大锤来敲开一粒小坚果，实际意思是杀鸡用牛刀，小题大做。 The police sent five officers to arrest one teenage thief? Thats really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! 今日小常识 In the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, the coconut palm is known as kalpa vriksha - tree which gives all that is necessary for living - because nearly all its parts can be used, the shell, flesh, water, milk, sugar and oil. 在古印度梵语中，椰子树是 kalpa vriksha，意思是 “全部都能提 供给生活所需的树”。椰子树几乎所有的部分都能被利用，椰子壳、椰 子肉、椰子汁、椰奶、椰糖和椰子油。