美東南

郎博士英語專欄 (10-07)

習語怎麼說?



  Jump at the opportunity 抓住時機



  例句



  John jumped at the opportunity to go to China.



   一有去中國的機會,約翰就去了。



  I don’t know why I didn’t jump at the opportunity myself to go to that party.



  不知道為甚麼我自己就沒有抓住這個機會去參加那個晚會呢。



  Keep a straight face繃著臉,不動聲色



  例句



  It’s hard to keep the face straight when someone tells a funny joke.



  當有人說個有趣的笑話時,要想繃著臉不笑是很難做到的。



  I knew it was John who played the trick. He couldn’t keep a straight face.



  我知道是約翰搞得鬼,他這個人呀,就是不會不動聲色。



  



  為甚麼這麼說?



  Fat’s in the Fire



  比喻有禍患在前頭等待



  火中的肥肉會引起甚麼禍患呢?想一想,要是油鍋裡的油落進火裡,火苗一竄起來,不就會燒著你了嗎?



  成語巧說



  ‧ A bad penny always comes back.



  惡有惡報。 ◇