just the job/thing 正是想要的东西
【讲解】
该习语的意思是“正是所需要的东西”。例如:Thanks for that screw, it was just the job.(谢谢你给我的那个蜾丝,我正需要呢。) just the thing 还可以说成 just the very thing,表示“正是所需的亊物"。例如:Her proposal was just the thing.(她的提议正合所需。)
【对话】
A:Mum, did you see the books Iborrowed from Angela?
A:妈妈,你见过我从安吉拉那儿借来的书吗?
B:Yeah. I put them on the top of the cupboard.
B:我把它们放到壁柜的最顶层了。
A:Mum, I can't reach the books, Could you please do me a favor?
A:妈妈,我够不着书,帮帮我,好吗?
B:I can't reach them, either. We need a ladder.
B:我也够不着,我们需要一个梯子。
A:Here's a ladder.
A:这有个梯子。
B:Just the thing. We'll use that.
B:正是我们需要的,我们来用吧!
校园英语口语习惯用语(MP3+字幕)第167期:just the job/thing.doc