英語(yǔ)收藏:你不得不知道的實(shí)用精彩習(xí)語(yǔ)
1.poker face 面無(wú)表情的人
例如:
I never know whether my boss likes my work or not -- he is a real poker face!
我從來(lái)也不知道我的老板到底喜不喜歡我的工作。他臉上可真是一點(diǎn)表情都沒(méi)有。
2.The shoe is on the other foot. 形勢(shì)已經(jīng)完全不同
例如:
Back in school we made fun of Jones because we thought he spent too much time studying instead of having fun. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- he’s made lots of money and the rest of us are just barely making enough to feed our families。
以前在學(xué)校里念書(shū)的時(shí)候,我們老是笑話(huà)瓊斯,認(rèn)為他這個(gè)人老是念書(shū),不會(huì)玩?墒牵F(xiàn)在情況就完全不同了。他賺了不少錢(qián),而我們這些人的收入只夠維持家計(jì)而已。
3.to pay through the nose 高價(jià)
例如:
Life is funny. When the famous dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was alive, nobody wanted to buy his pictures. But now rich people will pay through the nose for one, sometimes more than five million dollars。
人生實(shí)在是很有趣的。當(dāng)那位有名的荷蘭畫(huà)家凡高還活著的時(shí)候,沒(méi)有人要買(mǎi)他的畫(huà)。可是,現(xiàn)在那些有錢(qián)人卻愿意出高價(jià)買(mǎi)他的畫(huà),有時(shí)候一張畫(huà)就要五百多萬(wàn)美元!
4.to keep an ear to the ground 保持高度警覺(jué)
例如:
I try to keep an ear to the ground and what I hear these days is that most people think we spend too much money on building roads and not enough on our schools。
我總是設(shè)法注意人們的想法。最近我聽(tīng)說(shuō),大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為我們?cè)谥贩矫婊ㄥX(qián)太多,而用在學(xué)校方面的錢(qián)卻不足。
5.Up to one’s ears 深深卷入
例如:
The mayor says he didn’t know people on his staff were taking bribes. But my guess is he’s up to his ears in it."
市長(zhǎng)說(shuō)他不知道他手下的工作人員被賄賂?墒,我猜想他完全是介入這些事的。
6.Sweeten the pot 增加有利條件
例如:
Miss Smith didn’t want the job until the company sweentened the pot by offering her a higher salary and the use of a company car。
施密斯小姐本來(lái)不想要那份工作的。后來(lái),那家公司提高了給她的'工資,還給她一輛公司的汽車(chē)用。這樣,她才接受了那個(gè)工作。
7.To fly off the handle 激怒
例如:
My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she really flew off the handle when I came home three hours late。
為了慶祝我們結(jié)婚周年,我太太化了整個(gè)下午精心烹調(diào)?墒牵易蛲硗砹巳齻(gè)小時(shí)才回家。她可真火了。
8.To bark up the wrong tree 找錯(cuò)門(mén)了
例如:
Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you’re barking up the wrong tree! I was nowhere near the place."
喂,要是你認(rèn)為我是今天搶銀行的那個(gè)人,那你就錯(cuò)怪我了。我根本就沒(méi)上那兒去。
9.Right on the beam 做的對(duì)
例如:
Your school report is right on the beam: you followed directions exactly and got all the facts down in the right order。
你的報(bào)告寫(xiě)的很對(duì),你準(zhǔn)確地按照要求寫(xiě)了,而且每個(gè)事實(shí)也都按照正確的次序?qū)懥诉M(jìn)去。
10.To keep one’s shirt on 要有耐心,別發(fā)火
例如:
Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I’m sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office。
親愛(ài)的,請(qǐng)你千萬(wàn)別發(fā)火。我很抱歉?墒牵业睦习褰o了我好多活,我不得不在辦公室加班嘛。
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