每天三分鐘學英語 第498期:Down the toilet 可不是"在廁所下面"的意思哦

Down the toilet
浪費或失去某物

經常與go/went連用
有時也有一種“可惜”的感覺
好像“某物”掉進馬桶沖走了

His whole career went down the toilet because they found out he cheated on his college entrance exams. He'll never work in this industry again.
他整個職業生涯都毀了，因爲他們發現他大學入學考試作弊了。他以後永遠都沒辦法幹這行了。

Down the drain
白費了，浪費了
意思和down the toilet一致
這裏drain就是“下水道”

Well, all my money went down the drain because I listened to your investment advice.
我所有的錢都沒了，因爲我聽了你的投資意見。

Squander
揮霍，浪費（金錢，時間）

You squandered all your savings on a new car. Where will you live?
你把你所有的積蓄都揮霍在這輛新車上了。你以後住哪？

Miss an opportunity
錯失機會/錯失良機
opportunity of a lifetime
一般指“千載難逢的機會”

I've missed the opportunity of a lifetime because I was too worried about failing.
我錯過了一個千載難逢的機會，因爲我太害怕失敗了。

Throw it away
扔掉，放棄，付之東流
這個剛發一般是“抽象的說法”

You're throwing away your promotion just so you can be with a coworker you like. I think you're making a big mistake.
你爲了跟同事談戀愛就放棄了晉升的大好機會。我覺得這是個天大的錯誤。

Kiss something goodbye
永遠失去某物，說拜拜
這裏something可以是很多東西
比如：your 6-pack 你的六塊腹肌

If you continue sitting on the couch all day, you'll be kissing your girlfriend goodbye. No girl wants a lazy man.
如果你再繼續這樣天天坐在沙發裏，你就可以跟你的女朋友永別了。沒有女人喜歡懶男人。