• 人名习语

    22-05-26 1. Peeping Tom 偷窥狂,喜欢偷看女人脱衣服的男人 Police are searching for a Peeping Tom accused of filming a woman while she was taking a shower at a Planet Fitness. 警方正在寻找一位偷窥狂,此人被控在星球健身俱乐部偷拍一位女性淋...

  • 令美国人糊涂的英式短语 上

    22-04-28 1. Theyre chalk and cheese. chalk and cheese等同于美国人说的apples and oranges,形容两个事物或人是完全不同的或完全无法兼容的,通常的句式为like / as different as chalk and cheese,例如:well never get onwere like chalk and cheese。 2. Bobs your uncle...

  • say uncle 认输、投降、求饶

    21-11-12 say uncle 不是叫叔叔 可别乱认亲戚啊在俚语中,say uncle代表的是认输、投降、求饶。 国外的小孩子打架的时候,喜欢争着把对方按倒在地,然后逼对方管自己叫叔叔。后来,say uncle用于要求对手就范,引申为认输、投降的意思。 就像《西游记》里,孙悟空对那些求饶的妖...

  • Bob's your uncle. 就这么简单!

    21-11-12 Bobs your uncle 什么意思? 就这么简单! its as simple as that ! Bobs your uncle是一句很有名的British slang(英国俚语)。 相传英国历史上有一位保守党首相叫做Rober Cecil(Robert的昵称就是Bob,不要问为什么,老外都是这么叫哒~),在他任职期间,多次安排他自...

  • He is really somebody

    16-08-17 Child: My uncle has 1000 men under him. Man: He is really somebody. What does do? Child: A maintenance man in a cemetery 小孩:我叔叔下面有1000个人。 男人:他真是一个大人物。他是干什么的? 小孩:墓地守墓人。...

  • No manners? 没礼貌?

    16-06-21 When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it at lightening speed. You shouldnt wait any longer after he has had his head nod. So he was blamed for no manners. Then some warmhearted men taught him, When you bow to somebody next time, you can count Ja...

  • He is really somebody 他真是一个大人物

    13-07-09 -- My uncle has 1000 men under him. -- He is really somebody. What does he do? -- A maintenance man in a cemetery. -- 我叔叔下面有1000个人。 -- 他真是一个大人物。干什么的? -- 墓地守墓人。...

  • Which Month Did He Go Away

    11-11-17 When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it at lightening speed. You shouldn't wait any longer after he has had his head nod. So he was blamed for no manners. Then some warmhearted men taught him, When you bow to somebody next time, you can count '...

  • Eight Cousins - Chapter 8

    11-05-26 And What Came Of It Uncle, could you lend me a ninepence(九便士) ? I'll return it as soon as I get my pocket-money, said Rose, coming into the library in a great hurry that evening. I think I could, and I won't charge any interest for it, so you n...

  • Eight Cousins - Chapter 3

    11-03-17 Uncles When Rose woke next morning, she was not sure whether she had dreamed what occurred the night before, or it had actually happened. So she hopped up and dressed, although it was an hour earlier than she usually rose, for she could not sleep an...