Lecture 12 - WEEK 13
词汇翻译
back and forth 来来回回
Elvis rode the same bus route for years.Every week he went back and forth from San Antonio to Austin.
埃尔维斯多年来都乘坐同一条路线的公共汽车。每周他都要从圣安东尼奥到奥斯汀来来回回。
by and large 总的来说
By and large,Amcricans eat a light breakfast.They usually dont eat a lot of food in the moming.
总的来说，美国人早餐吃得很少。他们通常在早上不吃很多食物。
a cock-and-bull story 荒唐的事
George and I had a date for Satnurday,but he never came to get me.Now he just tolid me a cock-and-bull story about thinking that our date was on Sunday.
乔治和我约好星期六一起去，但他从来没有来接我。现在他告诉我一个荒诞的故事，说我们的约会是在星期天
fair and square 光明正大地，公平公正的
I won the checkers game fair and square,but Alex argued that I hadn't followed the rules.
我公平地赢得了跳棋比赛，但亚历克斯争辩说我没有遵守规则。
ins and outs 了如指掌,知道所有的细节
If you know the ins and outs of computers,you should be able to get a good job.
如果你对电脑了如指掌，你应该能找到一份好工作。
odds and ends 零碎的
I wanted to buy some clothes at the big sale,but by the time I got there,there were only odds and ends left.
我想在大减价时买几件衣服，但等我到那儿时，只剩下一些零碎东西了。
right and left 四面八方 in large numbers, from every side
We had a lot of business last week.The orders were coming in right and left.
上周我们有很多生意。命令从四面八方传来。
safe and sound 安然无恙,平安
I was woried when I first heard my brother had ben in a car accident.But no one was hurt.Everyone was safe and sound.
当我第一次听说我哥哥出了车祸时，我很担心。但是没有人受伤。每个人都安然无恙。
a song and dance 做很多的解释，但是这些解释都不是真的 a long explanation, a long excuse that is often not true
I wish we didn't have to listen to such a long song and dance every time we want to get insurance.
spick-and-span 很干净
Calpumia always cleans the house well before her mother visits so that everything is spick-and-span
卡尔普米娅总是在她妈妈来之前把房子打扫得干干净净
wear and tear 磨损，东西因为用久了旧了导致的损坏
The carpet near the door gets a lot of wear and tear because we all walk on it as we come into the house.
靠近门的地毯磨损得很厉害，因为我们进屋时都要走在上面。
Positive character idioms
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(have a) heart of gold: 有一颗善良而慷慨的心。相反的是 a heart of stone（铁石心肠）。
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blessed with something: 具有(积极的)品质。
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salt of the earth:善良的普通人
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at peace with yourself:对你的生活感到平静和放松。
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a man (or person)of few words:少言寡语的人
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at your best :最佳状态:表现出你最好的特点
Negative character idioms
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(have) a chip on your shoulder:容易生气或心烦意乱，因为你觉得你被不公平的对待。
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full of yourself :认为自己很重要，以一种惹恼别人的方式
Character idioms that can be negative,positive,or neutral
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not have a friendly/honest/selfish bone in your body:
不友好，不诚实，不自私， -
(something that is) in your blood:
你性格的核心部分 -
as friendly/honest/selflish as they come:
非常友好,诚实,自私等等。 -
be yourself:做你自己:
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(have) a thick skin:脸皮厚
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come across (as something): 给人以(某物)的印象
- blessed with
- have a honest bone in your body:
- a thin skin
- come across as
- at peace with yourself:
- at yourt best
- in your blood
- 对
- he did'nt talk unnecessarily
- he acts like a angary and upset person
- I don't like him because he always thinks that he is so important
