22-01-25 1. smart 整洁的 smart不仅仅可以表示整洁，还可以进一步表示时髦的，奢华的。 I was dressed in a smart navy blue suit. 我穿一身整洁的海军蓝制服。 2. spruce 整洁清爽的 spruce的本义是云杉，这是一种纹理均匀，结构细致的植物，所以很好理解为什么做形容词表示整...

22-01-07 千万不要直接翻译成大香蕉，顶尖的香蕉，它的意思是：主要人物、大老板、最好的演员或重要的官员，可与second banana相对比学习。 The young man is my top banana. 这个年轻人是我的大老板。...

21-11-29 年龄不是问题，身高不是距离。当爱情发生时，似乎一切都不是问题。不过，是否存在最佳的年龄差可以让亲密关系更长久呢？ An often-asserted rule of thumb to determine whether an age difference is socially acceptable holds that a person should never date some...

21-11-29 With a mind thus full of happiness, Catherine was hardly aware that two or three days had passed away, without her seeing Isabella for more than a few minutes together. She began first to be sensible of this, and to sigh for her conversation, as she...

21-11-29 The following conversation, which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning, after an acquaintance of eight or nine days, is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment, and of the delicacy, discretion, originality of tho...

21-11-29 With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day, secure within herself of seeing Mr. Tilney there before the morning were over, and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demandedMr. Tilney did not appear....

21-09-29 心浮气躁，汉语成语，形容人性情浮躁，做事不踏实。可以翻译为flighty and impetuous，restless and fretful。 例句： 这个心浮气躁的年轻人任何工作都干不了两个月。 This flighty young man never sticks at a job for more than two months....

21-09-01 To give someone some lip 的字面意思是给某人一些嘴唇，但实际表达的意思是顶嘴，出言不逊。 例句 That rude young boy gave me some lip when I asked him to stop smoking. She gave her neighbour some lip because she was in bad mood. Now he wants to move hou...

21-07-13 在汉语里，我们常用新鲜血液来比喻刚刚加入某个机构或组织中的新人、年轻人，他们通常有新的想法，而且充满朝气和活力。搭配young blood 新生力量正是与这一表达对应的英语说法，与young blood含义相同的搭配有fresh blood和new blood。 例句 To stay in touch with wh...

21-07-13 拥有积极向上的心态是一个人保持青春活力必不可少的元素之一。英语表达young at heart指某个人的心态像年轻人一样乐观、积极，充满活力。这个说法尤其被用来形容年长的一辈人老心不老，也可以泛指成年人童心犹在。 例句 My granny is a big fan of rock and roll music...