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和身体各个部位有关的英语常用成语
(2008-08-24
11:44:00)
标签：
杂谈
分类：
英语知识集锦
1. Turn left at the next corner and
then follow your nose, you can't miss it.
到前面的路口向左转
,
然后一直走就到了
,
你不
会看不到的
.
to follow one's nose
在这个句子里的
意思就是
一直走
to follow one's nose
还可以解释为利用嗅觉找到某物
.
例如
:
You
say you are looking for the French Bakery? Just
walk two blocks north, and
you
can
smell
that
wonderful
smell
of
fresh
bread
baking:
just
follow
your
nose
and
it will bring you right
to the front door.
你是说你在找那个法国面包店吗
?
往北走过两条街
,
你就会闻到烤面包的香味
.
随着香味
走就会把你带到那个面包店的门口了
.
to follow one's
nose
在这个句子里着重的是嗅觉
,
而不是方向
.
2. How many times have I told you to
get to work on time? But my words just go
in one ear and out the other. So I
don't have any choice but to fire you.
我告诉你多少次了上班要准时
?
可是
,
你对我的话总是一只耳朵进一只耳朵
出
.
现在
,
我
没有办法了
,
只好解雇你了
.
汉语里经常说那
些不听劝告的人对别人的话总是
一只耳朵进一只耳朵出
或者说
:
左
耳朵进
,
右耳朵出
.
英语里也有这样的说法
,
即
:
goes in one ear
and out
the
other
3.
If
you
shoot
your
mouth
off
like
that
one
more
time,
I
won't
tell
you
anything
in
the future.
要是你
再这么胡说八道
,
以后我什么也不告诉你了
.
to shoot
one's mouth off
是指一个人在某种场合滔滔不绝地说一些不合时宜的
话
,
或者说一些不该讲的话
.
4.
When
Joe
went
to
his
new
job,
he
got
off
on
the
wrong
foot.
On
the
first
morning
he upset his new boss by arriving at
the store two hours late. And right now he's
out looking for a job again.
乔找到了一份新的工作
,
可是他刚开始到那家店里去上班时就给人一个坏印象
.
第一天
上班
,
< br>他就晚到两个小时
,
让他的老板好不高兴
.
现在他又在找工作了
.
to get off on the wrong
foot
是指一个人在做某件事的时候一开始就给人一个坏印
象
,
或者一开始就把事弄糟了
.
5. The place I
enjoyed most was the National Gallery of Art. I
spent a whole
afternoon there feasting
my eyes on all their modern paintings.
我最喜欢的地方是国家艺术馆
.
我花了整整一个下午在那里欣赏他们的现代绘画
,
< br>真是
一饱眼福
.
feast
的意思是
:
宴请
,
举行盛大的筵席<
/p>
,
或使人得到享受等
,
< br>宴请你的眼睛
,
使你的眼睛
得到
享受
,
实际上也就是
< br>一饱眼福
的意思
.to
feast one's eyes on
这个说法可以应用到
各个方面
,
比如欣赏自然风光、观赏艺术作品等
.
智力串串烧
(2008-08-23
11:34:59)
标签：
杂谈
1. What's the biggest thing in the
world?
分类：
英语知识集锦
key
：
1.
Eyelids
(
眼皮
).
Once
you
shut
your
eyes
you
can
cover
everything
in
the
world.
2.
David
and
Barbara
were
found
dead
in
a
room
that
had
an
open
window.
On
the
floor,
there
were pieces of broken glass and a
puddle(
潭
) of water. How did
they die?
key
：
2.
David
and
Barbara
were
goldfish.
The
wind
knocked
over
their
bowls
on the window edge (
边缘
).
3. What is that from which you take the
thing away and still have some left?
key
：
3.
Something.
4. Why is the
letter
“
b
”
like hot fire?
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