Tina Weirather from Liechtenstein on her way to winning an alpine skiing event, the Women's World Cup super-G, in Germany. (Photo: AP/ Pier Marco Tacca)
今日小常識
This photo shows skier Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein. She has won her first World Cup victory after descending down a steep and fast course to win a super-G (a super giant slalom) race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.
這張照片上的是列支敦士登的速滑健將蒂娜?維瑞茲。 她在德國加米施帕滕基舉行的一次超級大回轉(zhuǎn)速降滑雪比賽上成功地完成了陡峭滑坡的挑戰(zhàn)，贏得了她的第一個(gè)世界杯勝利。
今日短語
如果用 on a slippery slope 來形容某人或某事所處的狀態(tài)，意思就是情況越來越糟，急劇下滑，如果不及時(shí)采取措施就會變得更糟 (有時(shí)也可以說 going downhill 滑坡) 。
例句
The country's economy was on a slippery slope following the closure of its biggest industry.
With his big drinking problem he was on a slippery slope to bad health.
請注意
如果某人被形容為 as slippery as an eel 意思就是此人奸詐狡猾，說明此人是靠不住的、不誠實(shí)的，而且很難捉住這個(gè)人的破綻。
I wouldn't recommend doing business with Bob; he's as slippery as an eel.
