英语中有很多的趣味表达,
按照字面的意思去理解,
肯定是一脸困惑,
今天我们就一起来认识几个!
Down-to-earth
Down-to-earth
实际的;现实的;脚踏实地
A down-to-earth view of marriage 现实的婚姻观
例句:
Gloria is probably the most down-to-earth person I've ever met.
格洛丽亚可能是我见过的最脚踏实地的人。
pragmatic
讲究实际的,重实效的;实用主义的
realistic
现实的;实事求是的;务实的
例句:
n business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often ,
more successfulthan an idealistic one.
在商业活动中,
解决问题用实际的方法往往比空想更有成效。
It isn't realistic to expect ,
people to work for so little money.
给那么点报酬还指望人们干这个工作,这是不现实的。
On earth 是什么意思?
Onearth
究竟;到底
例句:
What on earth are you doing?
你究竟在干什么?
“Heaven on earth”是什么意思?
Heaven的意思是天堂,
“Heaven on earth”就很容易理解了,
就是指:人间天堂;人间乐土。
例句:
The island is truly a heaven on earth.
那个岛堪称人间天堂。
Take one's time in eating
Take one's time in eating
细嚼慢咽
Take one's time 是“从容不迫;不着急”的意思,
表示不急着做某事的时候后面要记得加上in doing sth.哦!
例句:
My grandfather used to criticize me ,
every time I took my time in eating.
过去我每次细嚼慢咽吃得很慢的时候,
我的爷爷就会批评我。
On the house
on the house”不只是“在房子上”的意思,
它还可以翻译成“店家免费提供,免单”的意思,
英文释义为“given away free by a merchant”。
例句:
The owner knew about the engagement,
and brought them glasses ,
of champagne on the house.
店主知道了他们订婚的事,
便免费请他们喝了几杯香槟酒。
For good
For good
永远;永久
同义词:forever, permanently, for always, for eternity
Good除了表示“好棒赞”,还表示“彻底的,完全的”
For good完整表达:for good and all,
表达一种彻底完全的含义,形容永久的状态
例句:
He made a solemn promise to her ,
when they became engaged ,
that he would give up cigarettes for good.
他们订婚时,他向她郑重承诺,说他会永远戒烟。
be a good
幸好,幸亏
不要想成做个好人了,“be a good”的意思是“it is lucky”,
英式英语也可写成“be a good job”,意思是一样的。
例句:
It's a good job they didn't go camping,
last weekend - the weather was awful.
幸亏他们上个周末没去野营——天气糟透了。
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