2. What it boils down to is... 總而言之……
【瘋狂講解】“boil down”的愿意是煮掉一些水分,這讓我們想起了一個(gè)化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn):在燒杯里放一些鹽水,然后用酒精燈加熱,煮啊煮啊,水煮干了,燒杯底下出現(xiàn)白色的氯化鈉。這樣一比喻,你就知道這個(gè)句型中的“boil down to”是怎么回事兒了。如果長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的討論或爭(zhēng)論最后只證明一件事情或一個(gè)問題,則我們就可以用這個(gè)句型。
◆ 瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)
A: I just don’t understand why my idea was rejected. It really is a terrific opportunity for the company.
B: What it boils down to is we don’t have enough money.
A: 我真搞不懂為什么不采納我的建議,這對(duì)公司來說真是一個(gè)很好的機(jī)會(huì)。
B: 說來說去,還是我們錢不夠。
A: Why do those two have such a difficult marriage?
B: What it boils down to is culture differences.
A:這兩個(gè)人的婚姻為什么會(huì)有那么多磨難呀?
B: 說來說去是文化差異問題。
A: How did the company lose so much of the market?
B: What it boils down to is too much talk and not enough action.
A: 這公司怎么會(huì)損失那么多市場(chǎng)呀?
B: 總而言之,是因?yàn)檎f的太多,做的太少。
A: I can’t believe they can’t find a leader for the environmental protection committee.
B: What it boils down to, is that no-one is willing to take on that kind of responsibility.
A: 我真不敢相信他們竟找不到一個(gè)人來做環(huán)保委員會(huì)的帶頭人。
B: 總之,沒有人會(huì)愿意承擔(dān)那種責(zé)任。