Odie的英语课

Odie的英语课

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  • Odie的英语课 747 Suggestions 2

    746 复习

    How about/what about + 动名词(-ing)?

    How about starting a book club?

    What about opening your present now?


    how about + 小句(一般现在时)?

    ……怎么样?


    A: How about I pick you up at eight o'clock?

    B: Great. I'll see you then.

    A: 我八点来接你怎么样?

    B: 太好了,到时候见。

    pick (someone) up 接(某人)

    pick you up after work 接你下班

    pick the children up after school 接孩子放学


    how about/what about + 名词短语

    问对方要不要吃什么喝什么的时候,when we make suggestions about food or drink(当我们对食物或饮料提出建议时),常用how about/what about+名词/名词短语。其实这算是邀请(invitations)。


    要不要来杯咖啡?/ 来杯咖啡怎么样? 

    What about a coffee?


    A: Are you hungry?

    B: Yeah, how about some lunch?

    A: 你饿了吗?

    B: 是啊,吃午饭怎么样?


    7 min
  • Odie的英语课 746 Suggestions 1

    741~745 复习

    happy as a pig in mud/muck/clover/a puddle 非常高兴,高兴地不得了

    straight from the horse's mouth 直接从本人/可靠人士那里听说的/知道的

    have a cow [美语]生气,恼怒,烦躁,心慌意乱

    have kittens [英语] 非常紧张、不安、焦虑

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

    put all (one's) eggs in one basket 把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里


    suggestion(s) 建议,提议

    make a suggestion 提出建议

    make suggestions


    这个系列我们来学 a number of expressions which we can use to make suggestions(一些我们可以用来提出建议的表达,a number of expressions 一些表达,a number of 几个,若干)。

    And, how to make suggestions sound nicer(如何让建议听起来更好,sound 听起来,nicer 更好,更让人愉快)。

    ……怎么样?

    How about/what about + 动名词(-ing)?


    加入读书俱乐部 join a book club

    加入读书俱乐部怎么样?—>

    How about joining a book club?

    成立一个读书俱乐部怎么样?—>

    How about making a book club?

    How about starting a book club?

    start 开始 =begin;(公司、机构、组织)开始运营,开办,创办


    What about opening your present now?

    现在打开礼物怎么样?




    本系列内容来源:

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/suggestions?q=Suggestions


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

    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


    6 min
  • Odie的英语课 744 Animal Idioms | Till/until the cows come home

    743 复习

    have a cow [美语]生气,恼怒,烦躁,心慌意乱

    have kittens [英语] 非常紧张、不安、焦虑


    till/until the cows come home

    长时间,很久,无休止地

    = for a very long time


    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。

    argue with 争论,争吵,争辩

    solve 解决(solve a problem 解决问题)


    You can talk till the cows come home, but you'll never persuade me to go with you!

    你可以一直说下去,但你永远也说服不了我和你一起去!

    persuade 劝说,说服

    persuade (someone) to do 劝说(某人)做某事


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 743 Animal Idioms | Have a cow

    742 复习

    straight from the horse's mouth 直接听本人/可靠人士说的,据可靠消息

    I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. 我直接听(他/她/他们)说的。


    cow 母牛,奶牛

    have a cow

    生气,恼怒,烦躁,心慌意乱

    = to become very angry, upset, etc.


    我们让别人别生气,可以说 Don't be angry. Don't get angry. 还可以说:

    Don't have a cow.

    别生气。别发火。别发那么大脾气。


    Have a cow 这是个美国说法,最出名的就是动画片《辛普森一家》(The Simpsons)里Bart Simpson的口头禅,他常劝别人别生气。


    花费 spend,过去式 spent

    My dad spent $500(five hundred dollars) on a new shirt and my mom had a cow.

    我爸爸花了500美元买了一件新衬衫,我妈妈很生气。


    据说,have a cow 源于更早的一个英国表达:

    have kittens

    kitten 小猫

    对某事变得非常紧张、不安、焦虑

    = to become very nervous or upset about something


    Don't have kittens. Calm down. 

    别生气/紧张/焦虑。冷静。


    The boss will have kittens if I don't get back within an hour.

    如果我不在一个小时内回来,老板会很生气/烦躁的。

    within 在(一段时间)之内


    为什么会说 have kittens呢?

    听说在中世纪时(in the Middle Ages),怀孕的妇女胃疼是有很多只小猫在她的子宫里抓。


    7 min
  • Odie的英语课 742 Animal Idioms | From the horse's mouth

    741 复习
    happy as a pig in mud/muck/clover/a puddle 非常高兴,高兴地不得了,乐不可支


    from the horse's mouth
    来自马的嘴里?
    = from the original source 来自原始的来源
    original 原始的,起初的,最早的,原先的
    source 来源,出处,起源,根源

    From the horse's mouth 通常是指某件事、某个消息,来源是当事人、直接参与者、非常了解当时情况的人,也可以说成据可靠消息。

    (straight) from the horse's mouth
    straight 直的,直截了当的,直接来自可靠来源,只提供事实的,没有添加的,诚实的,可信赖的

    I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
    我直接听(他/她/他们)说的。
    *动词除了I heard it 还可以说I got/had it...

    A: How do you know he's leaving?
    B: I got it straight from the horse's mouth. He told me himself.
    A: 你怎么知道他要走?
    B: 我听他说的。他自己告诉我的。

    6 min
  • Odie的英语课 741 Animal Idioms | Happy as a pig in mud

    736~740 复习

    wild-goose chase 徒劳无功、白费力气的追逐、搜寻、调查或追求

    lay an egg 下蛋;完全失败,彻底失败,尴尬的失败

    elephant in the room 避而不谈的、想回避的问题

    bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚,鲁莽冒失的人

    monkey on someone's back 毒瘾;持续的问题或负担


    happy as a pig in mud

    = very happy 

    mud [U]泥,泥土,泥浆,淤泥


    happy as a pig in muck

    muck [U](动物的)粪便

    happy as a pig in clover

    clover [U]三叶草,苜蓿(常作牛饲料的)

    happy as a pig in a puddle

    puddle [C]水坑(尤其指雨水坑)


    I'm home from the work trip and happy as a pig in mud/muck/clover/a puddle. I can't wait to sleep in my own bed tonight!

    我出差回到家,太高兴了。今晚我迫不及待想睡在自己的床上!

    work trip 出差,工作出行

    trip 行程,旅程,旅行


    (live/be) in clover

    生活安逸舒适


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 740 Animal Idioms | Monkey on someone's back

    739 复习

    bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚,鲁莽冒失的人

    My son can be a bit of a bull in a china shop, so I'm worried about taking him to the museum. 我儿子有点鲁莽冒失,带他去博物馆我就会很担心。

    She went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop. 她参加会议时冒冒失失的。


    monkey on (someone's) back

    ① [俚语] 毒瘾、药物成瘾

    ② 如果说 you have a monkey on your back,意思是 you have a problem(你遇到了问题),often an emotional problem(通常是情绪上的问题,emotional 情绪(上)的,情感(上)的 <—> physical 身体上的),而且这个问题 makes your life difficult for a long period(让你的生活在很长一段时间内很艰难)。


    monkey on (someone's) back

    持续的问题或负担


    This project is such a monkey on my back right now.

    这个项目现在对我来说真是个负担/累赘。


    后面还可以跟一句:

    I can't wait for it to be over. 真希望它赶快结束。

    be over 结束,完了

    —> This project is such a monkey on my back right now. I can't wait for it to be over.


    Trust me, don't get in debt. You don't want that monkey on your back.

    相信我,不要欠债。你不会想惹这个麻烦。

    get in debt 欠债(debt 借款,欠款,债务)


    当遇到长期困扰的问题时可以形容为 you have a monkey on your back,如果解决了这个长期问题,可以说:

    get the monkey off your back

    设法解决了这个长期的负担或问题


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 739 Animal Idioms | Bull in a china shop

    738 复习

    elephant in the room 不想谈的、想回避的问题

    This is the elephant in the room. 这是他们不想谈的问题。

    The elephant in the room is obvious. 很明显这是他们想回避的问题。

    It is time to stop ignoring the elephant in the room. 是时候面对那个不想提及的棘手问题了。


    bull 公牛(牛市 bull market)

    bull in a china shop

    china 瓷器(good china 上好的瓷器)


    bull in a china shop 

    笨手笨脚,行为鲁莽冒失,容易闯祸的人

    他们的行为、动作非常 careless —

    careless 粗心的,马虎的,不小心的(care 仔细,小心,谨慎 + 词缀-less 没有……的,无……的)<—> careful 小心的,仔细的


    My son can be a bit of a bull in a china shop, so I'm worried about taking him to the museum.

    我儿子有点冒失鲁莽,带他去博物馆我就会很担心。

    taking him to the museum 带他去博物馆(take someone to... 带某人到……)


    再比如,今天的会议比较重要,不能太随意,可同事Helen还是冒冒失失的,之后我就说:

    She went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.

    她参加会议时冒冒失失的。

    go into (something) 开始(从事某种活动),开始进入(某种状态)


    8 min
  • Odie的英语课 738 Animal Idioms | Elephant in the room

    737 复习
    lay an egg 下蛋;尴尬的失败,完全失败
    We really laid an egg last night and lost the game 7–0(seven to nil). 昨晚我们惨败,7比0输掉了比赛。


    elephant in the room
    (人们不想谈及的)棘手问题,想回避、想忽视的问题

    用英文解释的话,
    = an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about 

    人们不想谈论的明显问题或困难情况
    obvious 明显的,显然的,清楚的

    使用的时候elephant前面要加定冠词或不定冠词
    an/the elephant in the room

    This is the elephant in the room.
    这是房间里的大象。/这是他们不想谈的问题。

    The elephant in the room is obvious.
    很明显这是他们不想谈的问题/想回避的问题。

    It is time to stop ignoring the elephant in the room.
    是时候停止忽视房间里的大象了。/是时候面对那个不想提及的棘手问题了。
    It is time to... 是……的时候了
    stop ignoring... 停止忽视……

    ignore 动词,忽视,不理会

    6 min

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