赖世雄英语随记 中级美语上 36 the sex maniac

maniac

1. someone who's mentally ill or behaves in a dangerous, reckless way.

        he drives like a maniac(= madman)

2. someone who's extremely enthusiastic about something.(= freak, fanatic)

        a movie maniac

补充：

fanatic

1. someone who's entremely enthusiastic about something

2. someone who holds extreme beliefs for his religion（= extremist）a religious fanatic

adj.（= fanatical）~ about

console: 

1. to try to make people feel less sadness 

— often + with

• I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse.我聊以自慰的是情况本来有可能更糟。

2./ˈkɑːnˌsoʊl' a flat surface that contains the controls for a machine, for a piece of electrical equipment, etc.（机器或电子设备的）控制台，仪表盘 

好句：

come on, Steve, no point in crying over spilled milk, there's plenty of fish in the sea.

no point in : 

point: a reason for doing something : purpose理由；目的

[singular]

• Is there a point to/for all of this paperwork?为什么要做这些文书工作？

— often + of

• What's the point of having [=why have] a swimming pool if you never use it?如果从来都不使用的话，要个泳池干什么？

— often + in

• I saw no point in continuing the discussion.我认为继续讨论毫无意义。

• There's no point in getting upset. [=there is no reason to get upset]没理由心烦意乱的。

[noncount]

• There's not much point in making rules if no one's going to follow them.如果没人遵守规定，制定规定就没有多大必要了。

cry over spilled milk:

to be upset about what has happened and cannot be changed

1. there's no use crying over spilled milk

there's plenty of fish in the sea:

used to say that there are a lot of people available that you can have romantic relationship with

• “I know you're sad because you and your boyfriend broke up, but he's not the only fish in the sea.” “You're right. There are many/plenty more fish in the sea.”“我知道，你和男朋友分了手很难过。不过，天下又不是只有他一个男人。”“你说得对，天下好男人多的是。”