王哈哈爱科学
26-05-12 23:01

#英语俚语# 缺乏必要的技能或经验去做困难的事情, 凭感觉做艰难的工作 fly by the seat of your pants.又是从米尔斯海默教授那儿学的.他评论川宝不听专业意见,对严肃谈判前做好准备不感兴趣. “He's a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants operator.”
这个说法源自约1935年,那个年代飞行员驾驶飞机穿过浓雾时只能靠直觉和经验盲飞. 可以把动词fly换成其它动词.
--We started a magazine by the seat of our pants, without any of the market testing that’s done today.
-I had no idea how to do it – I was just flying by the seat of my pants.

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