80 STRIKE: 敲；击打，击球；达成；划（火柴）；弹奏；偶然发现；给人留下…的印象
词组讲解
1. strike a bargain ** 成交，达成协议
解 习语；词义溯源：达成［交易、协议（bargain）］
例 Unable to strike a bargain, we ended the negotiation without a deal.
2. strike 〔hit〕 a happy medium ** 采取折中的办法
解 习语；词义溯源：达成［折中（happy medium）］
例 Mary likes the blue dress while Jane likes the green one, so I strike a happy medium and decide to buy a blue-green one.
3. strike a match ** 划火柴
解 习语；词义溯源：划［火柴（match）］
例 Somebody struck a match and the entire room exploded simultaneously.
4. strike 〔hit〕 a sour note ** 表现得令人不愉快
解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：弹奏［令人不愉快的（sour）］［音符（note）］
例 Economic indicators released today by the government struck a sour note on Wall Street. The market dropped 124 points.
5. strike it rich ** 找到丰富的矿藏；走运；发横财
解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：偶然发现［昂贵的、贵重的（rich）］东西
例 Strike it rich today! Play the California State Lottery and win big, big money!
6. strike one's fancy ** 使某人喜欢；引起某人的兴趣
解 习语；词义溯源：引起某人的［喜爱（fancy）］
例 A small toy boat struck my fancy, so I stopped in and bought it.
7. strike out *** 【棒球】三击不中出局；失败
解 〈俚〉短语动词；词义溯源：棒球选手在三次击球失败后出局
例 After getting two hits earlier in the game, Sanchez struck out in the 9th inning.
I tried to persuade him, but I'm afraid I struck out.
8. strike out at sb. or sth. *** 攻击或击打
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［对（at）］某人或某物用力击打
例 One of the snakes struck out at the zoo keeper, biting his left hand.
9. strike sb. funny ** 让某人觉得可笑
解 习语；词义溯源：给某人留下［可笑的（funny）］印象
例 It struck me funny that all the lights were on but nobody was home.
10. strike up *** 开始（谈话、演出、相识等）
解 短语动词；词义溯源：［向上（up）］敲
例 I hate talking with strangers, so I pretended to be asleep before the man seated next to me on the plane could strike up a conversation.
Lisa's the kind of person who can strike up a friendship with anyone.
11. strike while the iron is hot ** 趁热打铁，抓住机会
解 习语；词义溯源：在［铁（iron）］［热的（hot）］时候击打
例 With the two software giants engaged in a price war, I thought it a good idea to strike while the iron was hot and bought the X86SX for just $1200.
参考译文
1. 由于无法达成协议，我们结束了磋商，没有成交。
2. 玛丽喜欢蓝色的裙子，而简喜欢绿色的，所以我采取了一个折中的办法，买了条蓝绿色的裙子。
3. 有人划了一根火柴，整个房间就爆炸了。
4. 今天政府公布的经济指数让华尔街的情况不太乐观。股市下跌了124点。
5. 希望今天走运！买张加州彩票，然后赢一大笔钱！
6. 一只小玩具船很让我喜欢，所以我停下来，进去买了它。
7. 在比赛开始的时候打出两个安打之后，桑切斯在第九局三击不中出局。
我试图说服他，但是恐怕我失败了。
8. 其中一条蛇猛然攻击动物园管理员，咬了他的左手。
9. 家里所有的灯都亮着，但是没人在家，这让我觉得很搞笑。
10. 我不喜欢跟陌生人说话，所以在飞机上，不等坐在我旁边的那个人找我搭讪，我就假装睡着了。
莉萨是那种可以跟任何人交朋友的人。
11. 趁着两大软件巨头打价格战，我想应该把握时机，仅用1200美元买下X86SX。
