gut 作形容词时,意为“非理性的,本能的”,那么 gut feeling 可以意为“直觉”,它是一个习惯用语,寓意: a personal, intuitive feelingan instinctive feeling, without any logical rationalean intuition about somethinga feeling based on sixth sense, not on factsa feeling that you are certain is right, though you cannot explain whyI had a gut feeling that he had been lying, and sure enough, it was later proved that he had been.我有一种直觉,他一直在撒谎,果不其然,后来证明他是在撒谎。解析:动作 lie 表示从之前一直持续到动作 had a gut feeling,所以用过去完成进行时。After the interview, Jules said that he had a gut feeling that he would get the job this time.面试结束后,朱尔斯说他有一种直觉,这次他会得到这份工作。As he approached the house, he had a gut feeling that something was wrong.1、approach 可以表示在时间或距离上靠近或接近。2、that 引导的同位语从句,通常跟在某些名词后面,除了 feeling,还有 advice,announcement,argument,belief,claim,conclusion,decision 等。My gut feeling is that she is going to be the right person for this job.Hurrying down the street, Susan had a gut feeling that she was being watched.苏珊在街上匆匆忙忙忙地走着,她有一种被监视的感觉。解析:状语从句 Hurrying down the street 的主语和主句的主语都是 Susan,可省略状语从句的主语 Susan 和 be 动词。Chuck said his gut feeling was that they were going to get delayed for their trip the next day, so he planned for some eventualities.查克说,他的直觉是他们第二天的旅行会被耽搁,所以他计划了一些可能发生的事情。
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