draw a blank

You think of Australia and you sort of draw a blank .

当你想起澳大利亚，你似乎一无所获。

( draw a blank : to get no response ; to find nothing )

（drawablank：毫无回应；一无所获）

Every time I try to remember my phone number , I draw a blank .

每一次我想要记起我的电话号码时，脑袋总是一片空白。

I tried looking him up in the directory but I draw a blank .

我在电话簿上找他的名字，但未找到。

I keep trying to pass the math exam but each time I try it I draw a blank .

我一直试图通过数学考试，可每次总是失败。

Ask a professional economist how many provinces China has and you are likely to draw a blank stare .

如果你问一位专业经济学家中国有多少省，他可能两眼发呆。

I lose my coat yesterday and have look for It everywhere , but so far I have draw a blank

昨天我丢了外套，我到处寻找，可是直到现在还没找到

Mention his name , and you are likely to draw a blank from Hong Kong cinemagoers .

提到他的名字，你就很容易联想到香港电影制片人。

J : To draw a blank means that ah , well , you know * its kind of like when your mind is * What were we talking about ?

我现在明白了。就像你这样，完全忘了刚才说什么，脑袋一片空白。

For years , Sally Chopping , a speech coach for the US training company Acting for Business , had feared the day she would draw a blank during a presentation .

SallyChopping是美国培训公司ActingforBusiness的演讲教练。多年来，她一直很害怕有一天自己会在做报告时脑内一片空白。

RON NYSWANER , SCREENWRITER , " FREEHELD " Whenever I 'm in a meeting and an executive says this particular moment makes her unlikable , I just draw a complete blank .

罗恩·内斯万尼尔（RonNyswaner），《被拒人生》编剧：每当开会的时候，有什么高管说，某场戏让女主人公显得不可爱，我都会觉得无言以对。

With that in mind , try this exercise : Draw four columns on a blank sheet of paper .

考虑到这一点的话，试试以下的方法吧：在一张白纸上画四栏。