时间:2019-02-19 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

   让人不解的美习语


  美语中有很多常用的口语,虽然都是由简单的词组成,但它们的意思却往往让学习英语的人感到不解。举一些例子供大家参考。
  1. Head Start
  如果这两个词开头的字母是大写,则连在一起是一个专有名词,指的是美国政府为贫穷或弱智的儿童设立的一种训练机构,这种机构旨在帮助他们在进小学之前能赶上教学进度。例如:
  Many poor parents send their children to Head Start.
  很多贫穷的家庭都将他们的孩子送去Head Start接受提前教育。
  但是如果head start的字母是小写,那么就是普通名词了,是指比別人早着手或领先,例如:
  To know more colloquial 1 expressions is a head start in learning 2 English.
  了解更多的俗语对学习英语有好处。
  2. blue blood
  是指有钱人或出身富家的人,例如:
  Some people do not want to admit that they have blue blood.
  有些人不愿承认自己是富家出身。
  Many blue blooded children attend this private school.
  许多有钱人家的孩子就读这所私立学校。
  3. bed of roses
  意思是称心如意的境遇;美好、理想的“安乐窝”。例如:
  Life is not always a bed of roses.
  生活未必都是称心如意的。
  4. from soup to nuts
  意思是从头到尾,自始至终;或是一应俱全,完整详尽(多半是指物品方面)。例如:
  This store sells everything from soup to nuts.
  这家商店出售的货品一应俱全。
  但是如果指知识丰富的话,则不用这个词,而是通常用 from A to Z来表达。例如:
  Mr. Greenspan knows economics 3 from A to Z.
  格林斯潘先生在经济方面的知识非常丰富。
  5. off-limits
  意思是禁止入內;限制进出或不准使用,也就是关闭 (closed or not available)。例如:
  The library will be off-limits to the public until re-carpeting project is completed.
  新地毯铺好之前,图书馆闭馆。
  The teachers have the use of a john that is off-limits to students.
  学生不得使用教师厕所。(john小写的时候是指厕所)
  6. real bomb
  在口语里是指在公众场所或舞台上表演失败或表现欠佳。例如:
  The show was a real bomb, so I cut out early.
  那场演出真烂,所以我提前退场了。

adj.口语的,会话的
  • It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
  • They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
n.经济学,经济情况
  • He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学,该学科是很重要的。
  • One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。
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