2016每日高頻英語六級口語練習(xí)80

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A: I heard that housing prices will drop in the nearfuture.
    我聽說不久房價會跌下來。
    B: I think they are just dangling a carrot in front ofus.
    我覺得這只不過在我們面前說空話。
    【解詞釋義】
    Dangle a carrot中的dangle意為“使搖晃著懸掛”,carrot是指“胡蘿卜”,其字面意思是“是胡蘿卜搖晃著懸掛著”,比喻為“開空頭支票”“以實現(xiàn)不了的諾言誘惑”。用來指一個人承諾了一件事情,可是讓其他人覺得他無法做到。俚語詞典解釋道:To dangle a carrot in front of someone means to tempt someone withan item that is not attainable.