busybody不是指“大忙人”而是指“愛多管閑事的人”,white man不是“白人”而是“忠實可靠的人”,black stranger不是“陌生的黑人”而是“完全陌生的人”……在學(xué)習(xí)英語的過程中,我們總被提醒由于中西方文化的差異,對英文表達(dá)千萬不可望文生義。不過,今天小編要說的是,有些英語表達(dá)可以根據(jù)字面意思來理解,可以望文生義。
1.Walls have ears.隔墻有耳。
例如:-Did I tell you what I found out about Fred?我告訴了你我發(fā)現(xiàn)弗瑞德什么了嗎?
-Shhh! Walls have ears. Dont say anything about our business dealings in here.噓,隔墻有耳,不要在這兒說我們生意上的事。
2.try ones hand嘗試,一試身手
例如:Oscar-nominee Lee Daniels was planning to try his hand at horror movies.獲得奧斯卡提名的李·丹尼爾斯當(dāng)時正打算嘗試恐怖片。
和hand相關(guān)的其他詞組還有:need hands需要人手;tie ones hand and foot綁住了手腳;with bare hands赤手空拳。
3. Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。
例如:Ask Lisa for a favor now, while shes in a good mood. Strike wh.le the iron is hot.
趁麗薩心情好,去請她幫忙吧。趁熱打鐵。
4.in the bag探囊取物;十拿九穩(wěn)的
例如:Once wed scored the third goal,the match was pretty much in the bag.再進(jìn)第三個球,這場比賽我們就贏定了。
5.make ones mouth water(指美食)令人饞涎欲滴
例如:The sight of that chocolate cake made her mouth water.
看到巧克力蛋糕,她口水都出來了。
6.have ones hands fu很忙:應(yīng)接不暇
例如:Right now lve got my hands full with preparations for the conference.
我現(xiàn)在手頭正忙,在為會議做準(zhǔn)備。
7.go down in history載入史冊
例如:l think that,in the end,he will go down in history as a famous scientist,我想,最后,他會作為著名科學(xué)家載入史冊的。
和history有關(guān)的詞組還有make history,意為“創(chuàng)造歷史”。
8.There is truth in wine.酒后吐真言。
例如:You might have to believe it. There is truth in wine.
你或許必須相信這件事。酒后吐真言呢。
9.born into wealth天生富責(zé),出身富貴
例如:Though born into wealth, he still works hard and values every penny he earns.雖然出生在富貴之家,但他還是很努力的工作,珍惜自己掙得的每一分錢。
10.Dack ones baas打包袱走人
例如:Tell him if he doesnt shake up, he can pack his bags.
告訴他,他若還不振作起來的話,就讓他打包袱走人。
11. in ones dreams做夢去吧
例如:-I can beat you.我可以打敗你。
-Yeah, in your dreams.是的,在夢里。
12.say to ones face當(dāng)面說
例如:I never say it to her face, but her hair looks terrible.
我不會當(dāng)她的面說,但她的頭發(fā)太難看了。
和face相關(guān)的詞組還有l(wèi)ose face,表示“丟面子”。
13.full of oneself自滿,目中無人
例如: Mary is very unpopular because shes so full of herself. She doesnt care about otherpeoples feelings.瑪麗不是很受歡迎,因為她太自滿了,從來不管別人的感受。
14.pave the way for為……鋪平道路
例如:Scientists hope that data from this expedition will pave the way for a more detailedexploration of Mars??茖W(xué)家們希望此次考察獲得的數(shù)據(jù)可以為進(jìn)一步的火星探索鋪平道路。