听力口语关键句53

　　53.When you look at the list each morning,a big fat cloud of doom is right at thg top-those difficult,comples,important tasks that are so crucial to get done and so easy to avoid.

　　六级词汇讲解:

　　a cloud of意为一团，big和fat都作定语用于修饰could，强调范围之大和数量之多，big fat常常在口语中，强调程度。如:

　　Extreme eating is a big fat pzoblem.暴饮暴食是个很大的问题。

　　doom意为厄运，劫数。crucial意为至关重要的，关键性的。

　　英语六级考点归纳

　　在口语中与cloud有关的常见搭配还有:

　　a cloud on the horizon意为麻烦的迹象。如:

　　The only cloud on the horizon was his illness.

　　唯一令人担忧的就是他的病。

　　cast a cloud意为破坏高兴的氛围。如:

　　The bad news cast a cloud over the family.

　　这则坏消息给整个家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

　　on cloud nine意为极其快乐、兴奋。如:

　　He was on cloud nine after the birth of his grandson.

　　孙子出生后，他高兴极了。

　　under a cloud意为被怀疑;被嫌弃。如:

　　She left the company under a cloud。她

　　由于被大家怀疑而离开了公司。