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谈过了《名词惯用语》，这里要继续谈这种惯用语，不过这里谈的不是由名词直接构成，而是由形容词或分词+名词组成的。这种形式的惯用语数目相当多，可以尽量吸收，使词汇多采多姿。 ① The acid test：严峻的考验 The car company praises its latest model. However, the acid test will come when its new cars enter the market. ② An armchair critic/expert：空谈的评论员／专家 Some people like to tell others how to do this and how to do that, but they cant set a good example. Such a person is tantamount to an armchair expert. ③ A back-seat driver：不在其位而爱插手管事的人 No back-seat driver, please,Jim said to Tom.I know how to do my work. ④ Ones besetting sin：容易重犯的恶习 Harry is quite a likeable person, but his besetting sin is haughtiness. ⑤ A blind alley：死胡同 More and more people think that manual work is a blind alley, as such work will be computerised soon. ⑥ A/ Ones blind spot：盲点 Computers seem to be a blind spot with many old people./ If you cant see a car from your car mirror, that car is in your blind spot. ⑦ A burning question：重要的问题 Of course, we can invite the boss, but the burning question is: will he agree to come?/ Mass unemployment is a burning question of some Asian countries now. | 
