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早安英文 第458期:一些常用的英语俚语

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(单词翻译)

 Pardon my French
粗俗语
It's a light hearted attempt at apologizing, usually used around people you know well but don't want to risk offending1 with bad language.
不是一个很走心的道歉,通常是你对你很熟悉的人,然后不想冒险直接说一些不好的话。就可以加上这个表达。

Going Dutch2
AA 付账

Fly on the wall
偷听讲话的人
I wish I could be a fly on the wall in that situation!
我真想偷听,听听是啥情况。

A perfect storm
一场完美的风暴 (各种不幸的小事一起发生了)
The football match was cancelled due3 to a perfect storm of events, the bus was late, the referee4 couldn't make it and it started to snow too!
这个足球赛取消了,英文各种不幸的事情,车晚了,裁判员到不了,还下雪了!

At the drop of a hat
毫不迟疑的
He used to be very shy, going red at the drop of a hat.
他曾经很害羞,动不动就脸红。

An arm and a leg
很贵
Living in London costs an arm and a leg.
居住在伦敦的小费太高了。


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1 offending ymgzrT     
adj.不愉快的;厌恶的v.冒犯(offend的ing形式)
参考例句:
  • The offending paragraph was deleted. 令某些人不悦的那段话已经删除。
  • The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss. 这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 Dutch 9Zqz3     
adj.荷兰(人)的;荷兰语(或文化)的;n.[the~]荷兰人;荷兰语
参考例句:
  • The British and Dutch belong to the same race.英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。
  • Do you know anyone who speaks Dutch?你认识会讲荷兰语的人吗?
3 due hZDz7     
n.应得物;adj.预定的,应付的,到期的,应有的
参考例句:
  • I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西。
  • The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。
4 referee lAqzU     
n.裁判员.仲裁人,代表人,鉴定人
参考例句:
  • The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
  • The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

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