01.Dragon Boat Festival
端午节快乐!端午节又叫龙舟节
Dragon Boat Festival: 端午节
船的两种说法:
boat
ship
说到船,Adam和Jenny今天要分享一些关于船的习语:
Lots of great boat-related and ship-related idioms.
很多关于船的习语。
idiom: 习语、俗语
dreamboat: 理想人物
My idol is a dreamboat.
我的爱豆是我的理想人物。
showboat: 爱表现、爱演
That newscaster is a showboat, as she wants to be on camera all the time.
那个新闻播报员是个爱表现的人,她随时想上镜头。
show off: 炫耀
perform: 表演
put on a show: 假装
He is not really ill. He's just putting on a show.
他不是真病了,他只是在装病。
02.Boat-related idioms
Whatever floats your boat!
随意; 想做什么做什么
in the same boat: 在同一条船上(尤指困境)
She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.
她总是抱怨她钱不够花,但我们的处境一样。
missed the boat: 错过好机会
这里boat指好机会
good opportunity: 好机会
don't rock the boat: 别摇晃船(别破坏现状)
rock=shake: 摇晃
burn one's boats: 烧船,自绝退路
burn one's bridges: 烧桥,自绝退路
03.Ship-related idioms
That ship has sailed.
木已成舟。
run a tight ship: 纪律严明(通常用在职场)
jump ship 和 abandon ship用法:
jump ship: 跳船(跳槽)
abandon ship: (全员)遗弃船只
smooth sailing: 一帆风顺
yummy triangle: 粽子
Zongzi: 粽子
sticky rice dumplings: 粽子
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