日期:2020-10-25 When youve finished your studies at school and college, do you feel like a well-earned rest? If youre about to embark on a course at university, youll want to recharge your batteries, let your hair down and have some fun. But how long should you do... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-25 We know its good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and its fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-25 Yawning is something we all do maybe because were bored carrying out tedious tasks or because were tired. Sometimes, just seeing other people yawn can set you off. But is this biological function really contagious, and why do we do it in the first p... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-23 全国人大常委会近日表决通过了生物安全法。生物安全法明确,生物安全是国家安全的重要组成部分,维护生物安全应当贯彻总体国家安全观。 Lawmakers approved the Biosecurity Law at a regular legislative session of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 打小报告,表示暗地里向领导或上级等反映他人的问题,含贬义。与英文口语中的sneak on somebody意思相近,表示tell someone such as a parent or teacher about something that another person has done wrong, because you want to cause trouble for that person。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 每逢期中期末,大学校园里的图书馆、自习室就有人满为患、一座难求的趋势,有高校常因不合理占座而引发学生纠纷。占座,就是占领座位,可以翻译为secure a seat或grab a seat。 例句: 能替我在图书馆占个座吗? Will you save me a seat in the library? 尽量早些去,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 公共场所中经常会出现一些标识,用来提醒无关人员不要进入,如闲人免进、闲人止步或非公莫入,可以翻译为staff/employees only或no admittance except on business。禁止入内,不得擅入可以翻译为no trespassing,no admittance等。在公共场所应注意以上提示,避免误入... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 中国人常说:做事要有始有终。有始有终,汉语成语,字面意思是有开头也有收尾(have a beginning and an end),比喻做事能坚持到底。可以翻译为carry something through to the end或 finish what has been started。 例句: 我们无论做什么都要有始有终,不可半途而... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 心血来潮,汉语成语,形容一时冲动,忽然起了某个念头。可以翻译为be prompted by a sudden impulse; be seized by a whim。常用表达如心血来潮想做某事(feel a sudden urge to do something)。 例句: 心血来潮改变原计划,那怎么行呢? How can we change our origi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 一问三不知,指怎么问都不知道(say I dont know to every question),很糊涂或很无知。可以翻译为be entirely ignorant; not know a thing。与英文惯用语not know the time of day意思相近,表示to be completely unintelligent, daft, or not alert。 例句: 别问他... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-22 双十一购物节(Singles Day shopping carnival)将至,不少网友已经摩拳擦掌,准备血拼一... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-20 white sandy beaches 白色沙滩 trunks for boys and men 男士泳裤 facekini 脸基尼 bikini 比基尼 tankini 女式分体泳衣 one-piece swimsuits for girls and women 女式连体泳衣 flip flops 人字拖 sunglasses (shades) 太阳镜 suntan lotion 美黑霜 sunscreen lotion... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-20 moon away 虚度时光 over the moon 欣喜若狂 moon-faced 圆脸的 moonhead 笨蛋;傻瓜 moonstruck 发狂的, 神经错乱的 aim [level] at the moon 想入非非, 野心太大 as changeable as the moon 象月亮一样善变; 反复无常 bark [bay] at the moon [bay the moon] 空嚷嚷... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 1 SPICE THINGS UP 增添情趣 Youve probably guessed by now that to spice things up means to make them more interesting or exciting. 你可能已经猜到spice things up意为使事情变得更加有趣。 例句: Instead of just buying Sam a birthday gift, lets spice thi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 1. Could I borrow some cash? 我能借点现金吗? 动词borrow的意思是借入;不可数名词cash指现金。 2. You couldnt lend me a tenner, could you? 你能不能借我十镑钱? 动词lend的意思是借出。这句话是反义疑问句,所以用could的否定形式couldnt,句尾用附加成分could... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 1. 竖拍和横拍 如果只是拍照,用photo形容就可以了。 Lets take a photo! 我们拍张照片吧! 要是特指拿手机竖着拍摄,就是portrait。大家知道portrait作名词表示肖像,画像,雕塑像,而它也有动词用法,表示竖式地,纵向打印地。 portrait的反义词是landscape,landsca... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 1. What a brilliant idea! 真是一个好主意! 这是一个以疑问词what开头的感叹句,表示赞叹。在这个句子里,形容词brilliant也可以换成其它表示好、棒的形容词。比如:marvellous、fantastic、great。 2. Seems like an excellent plan. 这个计划看起来很棒! 这句话的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 1. Thats brilliant news! 真是个好消息! 英国人在口语会话中常用单词brilliant来形容人或事情非常棒。 2. Im really pleased for you! 我真为你高兴! 不妨直接告诉对方你很替他/她开心,跟着音频重复:Im really pleased for you. 3. Congratulations. Well done!... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 make it rain make it rain除了直译的催雨,在口语里还有撒钱之意。用此表达的人,是要展示自己有钱,也就是炫富。 Lets make it rain at the club tonight, fellas! 兄弟们,今晚我们去酒吧里撒钱吧! as right as rain 这个表达,经常在口语里出现。它有好几个意思:... 阅读全文>> 日期:2020-10-19 我太难了一般不用Im so difficult./Im so hard.来表达,而是用My life is so hard/difficult. 此外,虽然hard和difficult都可以表示困难的、艰难的,但它俩也是有区别的。 hard question/decision/test. hard:习惯用来指体力和精神方面所感受到的困难与艰苦,程度没有... 阅读全文>> |
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