英語中容易被人誤解的習語
get nailed 被痛打一頓;身體上受傷害
When I used to play rugby I'd get nailed Almost every game . 當我玩橄欖球時,我每一次都會受傷.
Alex got nailed in a pub by a big guy because he was caught checking out the guys girlfriend . 艾爾利斯在酒吧被大塊頭打了一頓,因為他被大塊頭逮到在看他的好友.
get the hang of something 學會做什麼(掌握某物的原理去使用它;明白這件事怎麼去做)
例:I hate maths class because I can 't get the hang of geometry . 我討厭數學課,因為我總學不會幾何學.
例:It only took me a couple of hours to get the hang of how to use our new computer .只花了我幾個小時的時間去學會我們的新電腦.
turn out 事情怎麼發生(發展),最後成了一個什麼樣子
例:It turned out that we didn 't have our test today as the teacher was sick . 由於今天我們老師病了,所以我們就沒有考試.
例:I didn 't like him at first but he turned out to be a really nice guy . 剛開始的時候我不太喜歡他,但後來慢慢的覺得他是個很好的人.
bag someone(不太公正的)批評某人,罵別人
例:After he missed a goal ,Beckham was bagged by his coach after the match . 當小貝射失了一次球后,被教練罵了一頓.
例:My teacher 's always bagging to my parents about my bad grades. 我的老師總是會找我父母説我的表現,因為我的分數很差.
team up 結夥,搭幫,跟某些人組成一隊
例:I teamed up with a few friends to travel to Xinjiang . 我和一些朋友結夥一起去新疆旅行.
例:The two companies have teamed up to develop a new computer program .這兩個公司一起聯手研發一個新計算機項目.
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food chain 階層, 等級
例:He' s just joined the company , so he' s low down the food chain . 他剛加入這個公司,所以他還只是處在公司的底層.
例:Next year I' ll be top of the food chain at highschool . 明年我就在高中的最高的階層了.
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nothing to lose( 如果你去嘗試某件事)也不會有任何損失
例:Why don' t you try out for the basketball team? You have nothing to lose . 你為什麼不去嘗試去參加籃球隊呢?反正你也不會有什麼損失.
例:When you are young, you can do anything ,you have nothing to lose .當你還年輕的時候,你會想做自己想做的事,也不會損失什麼.
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a soft spot forsb 喜歡某人/某事
例:George has a soft spot for Anni, she is like a little sister to him. 喬治對安妮有非常強的好感,安妮對他的感覺像妹妹一樣.
例:I have a soft spot for Chicago because my parents met them. 我對芝加哥這個地方非常有親切感,因為我的父母在那相遇.
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at the drop of a hat 某人非常容易就去做某事(不用他人鼓勵)
例:Let's invite Adam to karaoke tonight. He'll sing at the drop of a hat. 今晚讓我們邀請亞當一起去卡拉OK, 他是一定會去的(因為他是個麥霸)
例:I don't like to spend money but my sister buys things at the drop of a hat . 我不太喜歡亂花錢,可我的姐姐(妹妹)花錢如流水般看見什麼就買什麼.
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breakdown 精神崩潰
例:You work too hard. If you don't relax a little, you'll have a nervous breakdown. 你工作太辛苦了,如果你再不休息一下就要精神崩潰了.
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