日期:2022-04-25 1 a little bird told me 天机不可泄露 How did you know the news? Oh, a little bird told me. 你怎么知道这件事的? 天机不可泄露! 2 as gentle as a lamb 天真无邪的;温文尔雅的 She is as gentle as a lamb. Thats why everybody likes her. 她天真无邪,所以很... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-25 6、cheesed off fed up, disgusted or angry. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; get someone ~.) 无法忍受,反感或生气。(常用作:be cheesed off; get cheesed off; get someone cheesed off.) Clare was really cheesed off at the waiter. 克莱尔真的无法忍受那个服务员... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-25 1、barmy eccentric or foolish. Also: balmy 古怪或傻的。也用作:balmy He used to say I was barmy, and that really got to me. 他过去经常说我傻,这真的很让我介意。 This policy is absolutely barmy. 这项政策傻透了。 2、take the Mickey making fun of someo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-25 Ill catch you another time 有空再约 I cant meet you for lunch today, Ill catch you another time, OK? 我今天不能和你吃午饭了,等下次有空的时候再约,好吗? Do the time 坐牢 If you dont want to do the time, dont do the crime. 如果你不想坐牢,那就不要犯... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-24 old money指祖传的资产,或拥有祖传基业的家族。 Most members of the Cleveland Country Club come from old money. 克利夫兰乡村俱乐部的大多数会员都来自拥有祖传基业的家族。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-24 the old country并不是指很古老的国家,它对于移民者来说,是母国,故国。该短语尤用于指欧洲国家。 当然,如果你说an old country like China,意思是像中国这样的古国。要注意前面的冠词使用。 greenhorns from the old country 从古老国家来的新移民... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-24 直译为老手,其实就很好理解,指〔在某方面〕经验老到。 Helms is an old hand at backroom politics. 赫尔姆斯是幕后政治的老手。... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-24 old school可不是旧的学校,作为名词指老派;守旧派;作为形容词表示传统的;旧式的;具有早期风格的。 He was a politician of the old school. 他是个老派政客。 a collection of old school hip hop tapes 一批早期风格的嘻蹦舞乐曲磁带收集品... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-24 在英语口语中,我们常听到老外称呼某人为old man,比如my old man或your old man。注意,这里可不是在说老男人哦~ old的确表示年老的,年迈的,当你说an old man时,可以理解为老人。 但在很多口语情境中,old man可以表示: old man ●someones father 老爸,父亲 ●... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-21 5. Cash cow 5.摇钱树 a dependable source of income; a product or service that makes money 可靠的收入来源;赚钱的产品或服务 Our companys cash cow is the sales department, which makes enough income to finance the developers. 销售部是我们公司的摇钱树,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-21 1. Monkey business 1.猢狲把戏 silly or deceitful behavior; stupid or time-wasting activity 愚蠢行为或欺骗行为;毫无意义或浪费时间的举动 Our accountant has been fired as there was some monkey business with the books. 会计师对账单做了手脚,已经遭到解... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-21 1. Sting 这个词大家都知道,可以表示刺,也指刺痛,跟扎心的扎感觉也是蛮配的。 例:His words stung her. 他的话刺痛了她。 2. Hurt 这个词小伙伴们更是再熟悉不过了,可是你们会想着要用吗?这里表示使痛心、使受伤,形容被别人深深伤害到也还挺合适的~ 例:I was d... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-21 1 Its okay 好吧 重音放在okay上面的话,可以表示你持中立的态度,并不情愿。 May I use your lipstick? What?Ohits okay 我可以借用你的口红吗? 什么?(口红这种私人物品为什么要借啊,我真是很介意啊,可还是要勉强保持微笑),好吧。。。 2 Not bad 不好不坏 Ha... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 6.break ones neck:make a great effort to do something 尽一切努力去做某事 I hope Tom would study harder, because I am breaking my neck to save money to keep him in college. 我希望汤姆可以更用功一点,我想尽一切办法存钱供他上大学。 7.get up the nerve... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 1.find ones tongue: to be able to talk; to figure out what to say 能说得出话来 Mother shouted at me just now. I was too scared to find my tongue. 妈妈刚才对我大嚷,我吓得说不出话来。 Ann was unable to find her tongue. She sat there in silence. 安说... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 Listen, please dont argue with me. Im paying tonight. 行了,都别跟我争啦。今晚我来买单吧。 This is my round. 这次轮到我付钱; round 有回合 的意思 其他有关付账的表达: Please add to my account. 请记在我的账里。 Lets split the bill. 我们分开付账吧。 S... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 周末和一个外国朋友出去吃饭,刚吃一口,她就满脸嫌弃地说了句 Its really for the birds.心想,这东西难道已经难吃到要直接拿去喂鸟了?这样说话未免也太刻薄了吧~ 后来才知道,for the birds 其实是糟糕的的意思。 那么问题来了,糟糕的,不好的,除了bad,terrible... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 Im (really/ terribly/ so) sorry for being late. It wont happen again. 我迟到了,(真的/非常/如此)抱歉。这种事不会再发生了。 Please excuse my late response. 请原谅我反应慢了半拍。 I apologise for not calling earlier. 很抱歉没有早一点给你打电话。 Id... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-20 Dont talk the talk if you cant walk the walk. talk the talk 代表只会用嘴说, walk the walk 可以理解成付诸于实际行动,这句话就是,不要耍嘴皮子,得做才行。 不过这句话有点太长了,霸气度大大降低。 Put up or shut up.要么你上,要么闭嘴! 这句话言简意赅,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2022-04-19 1. in the air a. 字面意思表示 在空中。比如: Snowflakes flutter in the air. 雪花在空中飞舞。 b.引申意义表示 悬而未决。比如: Most of the problems were solved at the meeting, but one were left hanging in the air. 大多数问题在回忆中得到了解决,但是还... 阅读全文>> |
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