Go pear-shaped 搞砸了

　　英解：To be screwed up, badly wrong

　　“Go pear-shaped”这句俚语的典故据说源自以前的英国飞行员在接受训练时必须“绕圆圈”飞行，但由于难度颇高，因此飞行员往往会飞成“梨形”“pear-shaped”，而非正圆形“perfect circle”。几经演变，后来英文就以这句话来比喻一件事情“未如原先预期”或“搞砸了”。

　　A: How was your presentation yesterday?

　　Did you get them to sign the contract yet?

　　你昨天的简报做的怎样？你让他们签约了吗？

　　B: No, it all went pear-shaped. My partner was late and forgot to bring all the important papers.

　　没有，全搞砸了。我的同伴不但迟到，还忘了带所有重要的资料。

　　Your mouth is writing checks your butt can't cash. 你在乱开空头支票

　　英解：You're making promises you can't keep.

　　“Your mouth is writing checks your buttock can't cash.”这句话出自好莱坞性格男明星汤姆·克鲁斯在电影《捍卫战士》中的对白，这句话照字面翻译是“你的嘴巴正在开你屁股不能兑现的支票”，用来引申一个人“信口开河，乱开空头支票”的意思。

　　A: When we get married I'm going to buy you 10 houses, 50 cars and a jet!

　　等我们结婚的时候，我会买十幢房子、五十辆车子和一架喷射机送你！

　　B: I think your mouth is writing checks your buttock can't cash.

　　我觉得你在乱开空头支票耶