今日短語
口語表達 “too hot to handle 因太燙而拿不住” 的含義和漢語詞語 “燙手山芋” 的意思相同,都用來比喻 “事情過於棘手,不好解決”。這個說法中的單詞 “handle” 一語雙關,既有 “拿、觸碰” 的意思,也指 “處理、解決”。
例句
No one wanted to talk about the disagreement – it was still too hot to handle.
He found driving his new sports car too hot to handle, so he sold it.
他覺得駕駛那輛新買的跑車太過冒險瞭,所以就把車賣掉瞭。
The new project was too hot to handle: no one wanted to take it on.
這個新項目既難解決又棘手,所以沒人願意接手。
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