趣味英語(yǔ):經(jīng)典實(shí)用句推薦

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經(jīng)典實(shí)用句之一a pushover for flattery
    That guy is a pushover for flattery. If you want him tohelpyou, all you have to do is polish an .
    那家伙很喜歡受人奉承。如果你想要他幫你,只要拍拍他馬*就行了。
    難點(diǎn)解析:
    a pushover 容易對(duì)付的人。直譯為“稍微一推就倒下的人”,比喻為容易欺騙、對(duì)付的人。
    [嘗試一下]
    <1> Hes not a pushover. You’ll need real proof toconvincehim.
    <2> Dicks a real pushover for blonds.
    答案:
    <1> 他可不是個(gè)好對(duì)付的人。你要說(shuō)服他要有真憑實(shí)據(jù)。
    <2> 迪克一見(jiàn)到金發(fā)美女就魂不守舍了。
    經(jīng)典實(shí)用句之二on ones last legs
    A: Oh, my God, Im on my last legs!
    天哪!我快要崩潰了!
    B: Take it easy. Worry wont help. Youll go nuts if youkeepworrying this way.
    放輕松一點(diǎn),擔(dān)心是沒(méi)有用的。你再這樣下去會(huì)發(fā)瘋的。
    難點(diǎn)解析:
    on ones last legs
    此處last指“腿已經(jīng)不能再動(dòng)”,亦即“腿的機(jī)能已達(dá)到最后限度”,引申為精疲力竭、垮臺(tái)、崩潰等意。
    經(jīng)典實(shí)用句之三-hear through the grapevine
    A: Cypher is getting married, do you know that?
    Cypher就要結(jié)婚了,你知道嗎?
    B: That cant be. You must have heard it throughthegrapevine.
    不可能,你一定是道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)。
    A: No, I got it straight from the horses mouth.
    沒(méi)有,我是從他本人那邊得知的。
    難點(diǎn)解析:
    hear sth. through thegrapevine,考慮一下葡萄藤?gòu)潖澢蛩拿姘朔缴煺沟那闆r,就會(huì)了解把他比作道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)是如何貼切了。
    get it straight from the horses mouth, 這里it指thehorsesage.要知道馬的年齡,只要看它的牙就沒(méi)有錯(cuò)。引申為從本人或可靠來(lái)源處得知。