Odie的英语课

Odie的英语课 745 Animal Idioms | Put all one's eggs in one basket


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744 复习

till/until the cows come home 长时间,很久,无休止地

I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything. 我可以坐在这里和你无休止地争论下去,但那样不解决任何问题。


put all (one's) eggs in one basket

把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里


把我所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里 put all my eggs in one basket

把你所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里 put all your eggs in one basket

把他/她所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里 put all his/her eggs in one basket


Put all (one's) eggs in one basket 这个习语已经有300多年了,它最早的记录是在1710年,更早的时候有类似意思的表达是“将所有货物交托给一艘船” trust all one's goods to one ship(goods 货物)。


《堂吉诃德》中,一个聪明人“not venture all his eggs in one basket”(venture 动词,冒险做……。不冒险把所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里)

*“冒险做”这个意思更常用的词是 risk,冒险做……,冒险去……,也可以作名词,冒险,风险,危险)


马克·吐温(Mark Twain)的《傻瓜威尔逊》(Pudd'nhead Wilson)里:傻瓜说,不要把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里,但聪明人说,put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket!(把你所有的鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里,看好那个篮子!)


a wise man 一个聪明人

wise 聪明的,明智的


put all (one's) eggs in one basket

把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里


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