职场英语：brainstorm 绞尽脑汁，费尽心机
<p>职场英语流行美语对话：<span word="brainstorm">brainstorm</span> 绞尽脑汁，费尽心机</p><p><span word="brain">brain</span>指"智能，脑力，智慧",<span word="storm">storm</span>指"激发".两者的合成词的意思即为"突然想到",颇像汉语成语"灵机一动".例如：<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brainstorm">brainstorm</span>.(于是我灵机一动，计上心来。)</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="it">it</span>? 我听说你正在设计一座新建筑，是否已经完成了?</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="brainstorming">brainstorming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="one">one</span>. 还没有。我正费尽心机，想设计一座风格独特的建筑。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. 为什么不让杰克帮帮你呢?或许他能给你一点新奇的主意。</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. 说得对。</p><p>-------------------------------</p><p>俚语俗语拓展：和<span word="brain">brain</span>有关的英语短语及俗语</p><p><span word="be">be</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> [<span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span>] <span word="brains">brains</span> 聪明，好脑筋</p><p><span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> 聪明人</p><p><span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> 没头脑，笨</p><p><span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucid">lucid</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> 思路清晰，头脑清醒</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conspiracy">conspiracy</span> 阴谋的策划者</p><p><span word="electron">electron</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>〔俚语〕电脑，电子计算机</p><p><span word="beat">beat</span> [<span word="cudgel">cudgel</span>, <span word="pound">pound</span>, <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span>, <span word="rack">rack</span>] <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> 绞脑汁，苦思</p><p><span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="out">out</span> 拼命，竭力 (<span word="she">she</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="studying">studying</span>. 她拼命用功)</p><p><span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>.'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="out">out</span> 使某人脑袋开花</p>
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