It’s all Greek to me.
【字面理解】对我来说,全是希腊语
【英文解析】It is too difficult for me to understand.
【中文解析】对我来说太难了 ;像天书一样
【典型例句】① This contract is written in such a complicated language that it’s all Greek to me.这份合同写得太复杂 了,我读起来简直就跟天书一样。
② She tried to explain her theories about modem poetry but it was all Greek to me.她试图阐明她的现代诗歌理论, 但我却一寫不通。
【注释】这个短语出自莎士比亚的名剧《尤里乌斯恺撒》。西塞罗要告诉他的朋友恺撒就要被杀死了,可 当时恺撒在场。为了保密,西塞罗就用希腊语对他的朋友讲了这件事。参与这一谋杀计划的吉亚斯卡曾经 听到过这一计划。后来,对这一计划表示关心但又不 知具体内情的人就去问吉亚斯卡听到了什么。吉亚 斯卡巧妙地回答:For my own part,it was Greek to me. 这表示他完全不知道西塞罗说的是什么。