你学了这么多年的英语,单词已不知道累积了多少,可是这些简单的英文单词拼起来的句子,你能保证你不想歪,准确无误地把它们翻译出来吗,随睿丁英语的小编来测测你这么多年一直在学的英语吧!
You have me there.
千万别一看到there就想到地点。You have me there.在英文里是个固定说法,表示“我不知道啊!”例如:—Why did she leave?(她为什么走了?) —You have me there.(我也不知道啊。)
I couldn't care less what they do.
Couldn't care less是个固定说法,用来形容冷漠,毫不在乎,比如:I started to get irritated by this couldn’t-care-less attitude. (这种蛮不在乎的态度惹恼了我。)
The fence is in excellent repair.
In good repair或者in excellent repair不是说真的有东西被修理了,而是指当前的情况或状态良好。比如:The house is not in good repair.(这房子的状况不好。)
Nothing of the sort.
Of the sort指的是之前提过的某个人或某件事,nothing of the sort则表示不是某个意思、没有这回事儿。例:—You said you didn't like him.(你说过不喜欢他。) — I said nothing of the sort.(我没说过这话。)
He has athlete's foot.
Athlete's foot不是夸别人有运动员一般的脚,而是指真菌感染的足藓,俗称“香港脚”或“脚气”。
His word is as good as gold.
As good as gold通常用来形容孩子很乖,但形容一个人说的话时,则表示这个人很靠谱,值得信任,会说到做到。
They spent a small fortune on redecorating their house.
虽然small有小的意思,但是a small fortune是个固定说法,表示一大笔钱。例如:This house cost hardly anything when we bought it, but now it's worth a small fortune.(这房子我们当年买时没花多少钱,但现在可值一大笔钱了。)
Likely as not, we'll never be told what really happened.
(As) likely as not意指“很可能”,如:I won’t take their pills because as likely as not they’d poison me.(我不会吃他们给的药,因为他们很可能是想毒害我。)表达绝不可能,英文可说not likely。
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