迷你對話學地道口語第687期:一帆風順地,毫無阻礙地
Subject：I hope our cooperation does without a hitch.
迷你對話
A: I will pass on your idea about the new project to our boss. I look forward to further discussion.
我會把你說談的關於新項目的想法轉告我們老闆。期待與您進一步的洽談。
B: Thank you. I hope our cooperation does without a hitch.
謝謝你。我希望我們的合作順利。
地道表達
without a hitch
1. 解詞釋義
Hitch的本意是“繩子的結”，引申爲“障礙，阻礙”或“問題，困難”。習語without a hitch的意思就是“毫無阻礙地，順利無阻地”也就是是“成功地，一帆風順地”。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. The five-hour operation went without a hitch.
5小時的手術進行得非常順利。
e.g. The transaction passed off without a hitch.
這筆生意順利地做成了。
e.g. It went off without a hitch.
事情順利進展。
e.g. The shooting of The Maltese Falcon proceeded without a hitch.
《馬耳他之鷹》的拍攝進展順利。
Ps 1：pass on是“傳遞，傳給”的意思。此處，表示“傳達，轉告”的意思，pass on one one’s idea to sb.的意思就是“轉告某人的想法”。例如：
The winner is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities.
獲勝者將把錢捐給幾個她最喜歡的慈善機構。
The late governor passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
已故州長把財產的大部分傳給了他的女兒。
Ps 2：look forward to的意思是“期待，期盼”。例如：
We was looking forward to working with the new manager.
他很期待和新經理一起工作。
He now says that he's looking forward to increased trade after the war.
他現在說他正期盼着戰後的貿易增長。
