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每日口语(9.9):You're getting on my&
You're getting on my nerves.你惹毛我了。 照字面上来看这句话就是“你碰到我的神经了”,引申为“让别人生气”的意思。比如说别人一直取笑你,你不高兴,就可以说“You get on my nerve...2008-09-09 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.8):We've laid in a
We've laid in a good supply of food for the winter.我们存了足够的食物过冬 词组lay in,意思是store away for future use; provide; ...2008-09-08 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.7):My grandfather is getting
My grandfather is getting on for 80.我爷爷快要80岁了。 get on for: come near a time or an age,接近……时间或年龄。 再如: It's get...2008-09-07 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.6):Cast aside all illusions&
Cast aside all illusions and go into the battle.丢掉幻想,投入战斗。 cast aside: Discard; throw away(置…而不顾;抛弃;去掉) 再如: You ca...2008-09-06 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.5):He knew zip about ru
He knew zip about running the company.他对运营公司一无所知。 作为名词,zip的基本的意义是“拉链”。但在这个句子里,使用的是一个俚语中的意思“nothing; in zero”。 例句: ...2008-09-05 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.4):We have deliberated on&nb
We have deliberated on your proposal.我们已经仔细考虑了你的建议。deliberate on/over/upon: consider;think over carefully 仔细考虑再如:We a...2008-09-04 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.03):This kind of tea co
This kind of tea could act as an aid to digestion.这种茶可以助消化。act as:1) do the work of; serve as 当作;充当2) play the role o...2008-09-03 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.02):I got the short end
I got the short end of the stick.我吃亏了。 固定表达“get the short end of the stick”,也可以简单地说成“get the short end”。字面意思是“得到了棍子短...2008-09-02 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(9.01):Don't beat about the
Don't beat about the bush any more!别再兜圈子了! 词组beat about/around the bush,本意是,拨开灌木丛(以寻觅猎物),引申为“转弯抹角地谈话,旁敲侧击,不着正题”...2008-09-01 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(8.31):She received one month
She received one month's salary in advance.她预支了一个月的工资。 介词词组in advance相当于beforehand,意思是:事先;预先。 再如: The factory...2008-08-31 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(8.30):My father looks square&n
My father looks square in his jacket.穿着夹克的爸爸看起来古板过时。 形容词square在这个句子中就相当于:old-fashioned。这里,使用的是这个词一个俚语中常见的含义:(形容一个人)沉...2008-08-30 编辑:echo 标签:
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每日口语(8.29):People have dirty looks&
People have dirty looks on their faces.人们的脸都很臭。 小笨霖举了这样一个例子来使用这句话:“路上塞车, 车上的人脸都很臭。”就是说:“People have dirty looks on t...2008-08-29 编辑:echo 标签: