前面两期随身学的内容中,给大家分享了与食物和动物有关的俚语,今天让我们把关注点放到人的身上,看看有哪些俚语和人身体部位相关呢?
1.头发
Let one’s hair Down.
英释:
Relax, have fun.(放松,尽情享受)
例句:
Go to the cottage and let your hair down this weekend.
(周末去郊外别墅让你好好放松下。)
2.眼睛
keep an eye on.
英释:
take care of , watch in order to protect.
(留心,监督)
例句:
I’ll keep an eye on the dinner while you’re on the phone.
(你打电话时我会留意晚餐的情况。)
3.腿
Break a leg.
英释:
Good-luck(好运)
例句:
Today is the big game, eh? Break a leg!
(今天有重大比赛对么?祝好运!)
4.头
Head start.
英释:
An early start.(开始得早,先启动)
例句:
The kids gave Anthony a head start in the bicycle race because he was the youngest.
(在自行车比赛中,孩子们让安东尼先出发,因为他是他们中最小的一个。)
5.耳朵
All ears.
英释:
Fully listening.(全神贯注聆听)
例句:
Give me a minute to finish my work and then I’ll be all ears to hear about your project.
(给我一点时间完成我的工作,然后我会认真听你的项目。)
6.背
Pat on the back.
英释:
Recognition or thank-you.
(认可或感谢)
例句:
The party organizers deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.
(派对组织者们出色的工作值得感谢。)
7.牙齿
Sweet tooth.
英释:
A love of sugar or sweet things.
(喜欢吃糖或甜食)
例句:
I need three spoonfuls of sugar in my tea.I have a sweet tooth.
(我的茶里要加满满的三勺糖,我是甜食爱好者。)
8.嘴唇
(My) lips are sealed.
英释:
Promise to keep secret.(承诺保密。)
例句:
Don’t worry, I won’t tell your mother how much you spent. My lips are sealed.
(别担心,我不会告诉你妈妈你花了多少钱,我保证会保密。)
9.皮肤
Thick-skinned.
英释:
Not easily offended, insensitive to criticism.(不易被冒犯的,对批评不敏感的)
例句:
I suppose you have to be pretty thick-skinned to be a politician.
(我想要成为政客,得要有厚脸皮才行。)
以上就是今天跟大家一起分享的,和身体部位相关的俚语啦,大家记住了吗?下期我们又会有什么新的干货分享呢?敬请期待吧^_^
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