I have drawn a blank of the important economic meeting to be held in Chicago.
我已经把在芝加哥召开的那场重要的经济会议忘得一干二净。
“blank”是空白的意思。这个用法最早源于16世纪伊丽莎白(Elizabeth)女王一世时期,她为了筹措款项,发行彩票,人们把自己的名字写在纸条上投进票箱,票箱里也有空白的纸条,如果抽到空白的,则没有奖品,后来这个词也就形容人脑海里一片空白。
Rose:Why did our teacher criticize on you?
老师为什么批评你?
Kevin:Eh, when he asked me in class, I drew a blank and answered nothing.
呃,课堂上他提问我,我脑子一片空白,什么也没回答。
Rose:So what were you thinking about in class?
那你上课在想什么呢?
Kevin:Thinking about you. Why didn't you reply my short message?
想你啊。谁让你不回复我短信?