it beats me和in the long run是什么意思呢？今天，优朗国际英语的果果老师为大家带来的就是这两个词组。
it beats me 是非正式说法，指把我难倒了，表示自己弄不明白某事究竟是怎么回事。
例句：
You may be able to work it out , but it certainly beats me .
也许你能搞清楚它是怎么回事，但它绝对把我难倒了。
It beats me how she managed to get here so quickly.
她这么快就赶过来，这令我感到迷惑不解。
情景模拟:
Question nineteen. What is twice half seven?
It beats me how they think up these questions.
Next question.
What beats me is how people work out the answers !
in the long run 表示将来很长一段时间之后。
例句：
I'm sure these changes will benefit the company in the long run.
我相信长远来看，这些改革能让公司收益。
Everyone should know that in the long run smoking damages your health .
大家都该明白，长远来看吸烟危害健康。
与 in the long run 意思相反的惯用语是 in the short run , 指从短期来看。
例句：
The situation is unlikely to change very much in the short run.
从短期来看，形势不会很大变化。
谈论生意，投资市场用 in the long term 和 in the short term. 它们与in the long run 和in the short run 意思相同。
情景模拟：
Brian was pleased with himself .
He thought he'd saved a lot of money by buying a cheaper television set.
Unfortunately ,two years later his set broke down and he had to buy a new one.
In the long run it usually pays you to buy a good -quality product.
