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英语“上厕所”有很多种说法:
go to the bathroom
use the toilet
answer the call of nature/ nature's call“响应大自然的召唤”
非正式的,有调侃的意味,最好在熟人和朋友之间使用。
I had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature.我得大半夜起来去响应大自然的召唤(上厕所)。
He went to answer the call the nature.他去上厕所了。
A:Where are you going? 你干嘛去?
B:Nature's call.大自然在召唤。
get one's feet wet�刚开始做;开始参加
Of course he can't do the job right. He's hardly got his feet wet yet.他当然做不好工作了,他基本上还没开始做呢?
Back then, I was still an intern, getting my feet wet.那时候,我还是个实习生,刚开始做。
Once in a blue moon 千载难逢;极为罕见(very rarely)
Winning the lottery happens once in a blue moon.彩票中奖是很少见的。
No way! You only get a chance like this once in a blue moon.不会吧! 这种机会可是千载难逢啊。
get the hang of something 熟悉某物的用法;掌握窍门;理解某事
Don’t worry, keep practicing, you will get the hang of it.别担心,多多练习,你会掌握它的窍门的。
I'm starting to get the hang of how this thing works.我开始熟悉这东西是怎么用的了。
Not to mention +n/v-ing更不用说,更别提
mention 提及,说到
I can’t even solve the math problem, not to mention the 8-year-old kid.我都算不出来这道数学题,更别说这个8岁的孩子了。
He is a rich guy, he has a luxury car, not to mention 2 houses in Beijing.他可是个土豪,他有辆豪车,更不用提他在北京还有2套房子。
let alone 一般用于否定句的后面,表示后面的情况更不可能。
she can't even make instant noodles, let alone cook a meal.她连下方便面都不会,更别说做饭了。
He may never be able to walk again, let alone play football.他可能再也站不起了,更别说踢足球了。
Don’t play dumb with me.别跟我装傻。
dumb 哑的;愚蠢的
play dumb 装作不知情;装傻,装聋作哑
Don’t play dumb with me, I know you know it. Just tell me!别跟我装傻,我知道你知道这事,赶紧告诉我!
I don’t want him to know that you are back, so I'm just going to play dumb the next time I see him.我不想让他知道你回来了,所以下次见到他我就跟他装傻。
pain in the ass 形容某人或某事令人厌恶、恶心;眼中钉、肉中刺
That guy is a real pain in the ass.那人真的很恶心。
I know I need to renew my license, but waiting in line at the DMV is such a pain in the ass.我知道我的驾照需要续期了,但是在车管所排队等真的很烦人。
pain-in-the-ass 形容词,做定语修饰名词
I’ve still got some pain-in-the-ass work to do before I call it aday.在结束今天一天的工作之前,我还有一些烦人的工作要做。
We're having Mary over for dinner night. I just hope her pain-in-the-ass husband doesn't come along as well.我们邀请Mary今天晚上老家里吃饭,我只希望她那烦人的丈夫别也一块过来。
需要提醒的是,这个短语比较粗鲁,注意使用场合。
pain in the butt/ rear
Let's shake on it. 我们握手成交吧。
shake on sth 双方握手表示同意某事;握手成交
例句:
I can't believe he broke his promise to me after we shook on it. 我真不敢相信在我们约定好了之后他竟然违背了他对我的诺言。
I agree to the terms of this deal, so let's shake on it.我同意这次交易的条款,所以我们就握手成交吧。
After several months of negotiations,I think we're now ready to shake on the deal.经过几个月的谈判,我觉得我们现在已经可以成交了。
have a lot/ toomuch/ enough on (one's) plate
有很多事情需要处理,或者操心
Just leave it be, you already have a lot on your plate.别管它了,你已经有很多事需要忙了。
Sorry, I can't do that right now, I've got too much on my plate already.不好意思我现在没法做那个,已经有太多事情需要我去处理了。
get/be back on one's feet
重新站起来(字面);重新振作起来;(生病后)恢复过来
She struggled to get back on her feet after she fell.
她摔倒后又挣扎着站了起来。
Now that I've paid off all my debt, I'm finally back on my feet.
现在我还清了所有的债务,我终于可以东山再起了。
Mary is happy to be back on her feet again after her injury.
Mary很高兴从伤痛中恢复了过来。
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