《英语日常口语、习惯语1500句》
第55节作者:
信天优 1459.I would like to give it a spin as early as possible.我想能尽早地开始试一下。give it a spin = give it a try. This lobbyist spins on behalf of cigarette companies. 这个说客代表烟草公司歪曲事实。He is good at the art of spin. 他最会哄骗。America is living in spin. 美国处在一片谎言中。
1460.Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. 棍棒和石头或许可以打断我的脊梁,但是流言蜚语却把我无可奈何。
日期:2009-03-13 20:03:44
几个小时内就有五个人顶,我又如何赶得上大家的热情?
1461.Why is 13 Friday unlucky? It is said that Jesus was crucified on Friday the 13th. On his last dinner, there were 13 people sitting in the table, 13th being Judas. The sum of the numbers in 1453 in which Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople (today; Istanbul) is the number 13. Islamic prophet Muhammad was born in the year 571 which sums up to the number 13. 为什么13号礼拜五被视为不吉利日呢?因为据说耶稣就是在13号礼拜五给钉在十字架上受难。在最后的晚餐上,有十三个人,第十三位就是犹大。奥斯曼土耳其人于1453年征服了君士坦丁堡城(就是今天的伊斯坦布尔),1453之和是13.伊斯兰教先知穆罕默德生于571,这个数之和也是13。
1462.前面谈了两个打瞌睡的词组,这里还有几个打瞌睡、睡觉的说法。Finally I got some decent shut-eye. 终于我合眼好好睡了会。cat’s nap 眯会眼; retire to bed, 上床睡觉;I dozed off. 我一下睡着了。I can catch some more Z’s. 我能再睡儿。 fall asleep, 入睡; insomnia, 失眠; sleep medicines, 安眠药;slumber, 死睡; sleep like a log, 睡得很死;Sleep Disorder, 睡眠紊乱症;Sleep Apnea, Sleep Walking, 游梦;Sleep Talking, 讲梦话; Grinding Teeth, 磨牙;Night Time Seizures, 半夜抽筋;nightmare, 恶梦;I need hit the sack and start everything tomorrow. 我得睡了,明天再开始新的一切。
1463.名词+ free 没有,这个结构很有用,也很常用。例如 pain free,没有病痛的; This operation is pain-free. 这个手术不会痛的。worry free 无忧无虑的; carefree 自由潇洒的; touch free 不用碰; Hormone free 不添加荷尔蒙的; e mail free 无电子邮件的;Some professionals are fighting back overwhelming e mails by declaring e mail free Fridays. 一些专业人士通过宣告周五是无电子邮件日来向堆积如山的电子邮件宣战。baggage free没有包袱的: great guys who are baggage free and available! 非常优秀的男士,没有包袱,即可相亲。(This man may carry some baggage.这位男士或许还有些没有了断的包袱。意思是如他还没有与前女朋友了断,所以不要去与他相亲。)
1464.Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. 只要人们是用脚而不是用脑来欣赏爵士音乐时,爵士音乐就会历久弥新。
1465.He has a clean slate. 他历史清白,没有犯罪记录。
1466.The moral decay is presently eating away at this country. 道德的堕落正在不断地挖空这个国家的根基。eat away at 腐蚀、掏空。
1467.In layman’s terms, 用平常人的话来说,与professional terms(专业术语来讲)相对。
1468. In the futures market, in the future market, 这两个意思不一样,前者是“在期货市场”,后者是“在未来的市场”。
1469.It is a safe bet that no one can master two foreign languages within half a year. 我们可以很有把握地说,没有人能够半年内突破两门外语。It is a safe bet that…很有把握地说。。。。Is law school a safe bet? 读法学院稳有出路吗?
1470.I am a little bit toasty here. 在这里我感到很闷热。
日期:2009-03-17 23:41:28
1471.Iraqis consider the journalist an icon, who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush. 伊拉克人视那个向前总统布什扔鞋的记者为英雄。icon 原意为电脑上一标记,现转义为名人,英雄。Conservative Icon, 保守派头号干将。
1472.The guy and the woman tied the knot Tuesday in Beijing. 那个小伙子和这位女子于周二在北京完婚。tie the knot 打结,结秦晋之好,犹如泰山上的同心锁。Over 870 men, women tie the knot in a Guangzhou mass marriage ceremony. 在广州一次集体结婚仪式上,有870位男女结秦晋之好。
1473.They got married last week and we all pitched in with expensive gifts for them. 他们上周结婚了,我们都凑了钱,给他们买了贵重的礼物。pitch in 大家凑钱干件事 They all pitched in to help the earthquake victims.他们把捐的钱合起来去帮助地震灾民。
1474.to empty the ocean with a spoon 精卫填海。The task before him is so enormous it feels like he is trying to empty the ocean with a spoon. If all goes well, to master two languages may be completed in 30 years. 他面前的十分艰巨,看起来就如同精卫填海一般(看起来有点像天方夜谭),如果一切顺利的话,他要掌握两门外语或许三十年后可以完成。
1475.You know he"d leave no stone unturned, no avenue of appeal unconsidered. 你知道他能考虑的方案已经都考虑过了,能想的办法都已经想过了。leave no stone unturned, (找宝藏时)每块石头都翻过了,意即什么办法都想过了。
1476.He had a close call with the accident. 他与事故擦肩而过。相当于a narrow escape. That skier just missed the tree--what a close call. 滑雪者与树擦肩而过,真是险啊。也可以说a close shave, That was a close shave, nearly leaving your passport behind. 好险,差点把护照给落下了。
1477.The under-funded fill-in teachers literally live hand to mouth and cannot afford basic living essentials. 代课老师薪水不足,吃了上顿没下顿,很多生活的必需品也买不起。
1478.He is scared to death / half to death. 他吓得要死 / 他吓得半死。What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 如果你两次吓得半死,那会怎样一种情形呢?
1479.I live off what I make. 我赚多少就花多少。
1480.Given the nature of the threat, we can"t go back to business as usual. 考虑到所面临的威胁,我们不能再老调重弹。go back to business as usual 故伎重演,老调重弹。
日期:2009-03-18 11:30:05
1471.Iraqis consider the journalist an icon, who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush. 伊拉克人视那个向前总统布什扔鞋的记者为英雄。icon 原意为电脑上一标记,现转义为名人,英雄。Conservative Icon, 保守派头号干将。Tom Hanks is a Hollywood Icon. 汤姆是好莱坞巨星。
1472.The guy and the woman tied the knot Tuesday in Beijing. 那个小伙子和这位女子于周二在北京完婚。tie the knot 打结,结秦晋之好,犹如泰山上的同心锁。Over 870 men, women tie the knot in a Guangzhou mass marriage ceremony. 在广州一次集体结婚仪式上,有870位男女结秦晋之好。
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