单词fly in the ointment
na.: 美中不足
网络: 美中不足之处；膏油里的苍蝇；煞风景的事
美中不足,煞风景的事,白璧微瑕
We had so much fun at the party last night. It was really a fly in the ointment that you could not be there.
在昨晚的聚会中，我们都玩得很尽兴，美中不足的是你没能和我们在一起。
But the fly in the ointment was that Mike and I both cut our feet on some sharp coral.
但是叫人败兴的是Mike和我的脚都被尖锐的珊瑚刮破了。
For once she would be right, as it is the difficulties of the Icelandic banks that have revealed the fly in the ointment.
这一次她应该说对了，因为正是冰岛各银行遭遇困境，才暴露了这一瑕玷。
The other fly in the ointment was that they were both very busy people.
另一处美中不足的是，他们俩都是非常忙碌的人。
The only fly in the ointment could be the weather. Forecasters admitted that a burst of April showers was a distinct possibility.
唯一美中不足的是天气。气象预报员称，婚礼当天很有可能会下雨。
Lily"s family are going to the swimming pool and it is going to be great fun. The only fly in the ointment is that Lily can"t swim.
莉莉全家都要去游泳池，也肯定能玩的很开心。唯一的美中不足就是，莉莉不会游泳。
Some people did not see that a good autumn leaves, it is fly in the ointment.
也有人觉得没看见一片好红叶，未免美中不足。
But the "fly in the ointment" is particularly large eyes, like wearing a pair of oversized glasses.
但是“美中不足”的是那双眼睛特别大，像戴了一副特大号眼镜。
The only fly in the ointment is that the air is bad, full of smoke, and the music is too loud, so conversations are not really possible.
唯一扫兴的是那里的空气太差了，到处是烟味，音乐太吵了，所以谈话时不太可能的。
Your new job sounds too good to be true -- interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn"t there any fly in the ointment?
你的新工作好得不像真的，有趣，待遇高，时间短。有什么美中不足的地方吗？。