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郎博士英語專欄 (3-18-2012)

習語怎麼說?

  Air something out 通風,換氣

  例句

  -It’s so stale in here. Mary, please open a window and air this place out.

   這兒的空氣很不新鮮。瑪麗, 請打開窗, 換換這裡的空氣.

  - Please take this pillow outside and air it out.

   請把這只枕頭拿到外面去晾一晾。

  - I’ll have to air out the car. Someone has been smoking in it.

   這車我必須得放放風,有人一直在裡面吸煙。

  All balled up 被搞糊塗,弄得很糟糕

  例句

  -Look at you. You’re really all balled up!.

  看看你,你簡直是一塌糊塗。

  -John is all balled up because his car was stolen.

  約翰給弄得很狼狽,因為他的車被人偷了。

  為甚麼這麼說?

  Bear a Lion (in his den)

  拔熊的鬍子,比喻膽子大

  早先要是侮辱一個男人, 就走到他面前, 拽他的鬍子,只有軟弱膽小的人才能忍氣吞聲。 要是哪個人敢如此去侮辱一個獅子,那就確實是稱得上勇敢,要是哪個人還敢到獅子窩裡去做,那就是吃了老虎或熊膽了。

  成語巧說

   A stitch in time saves nine.

  一針及時省九針;適時處理,事半功倍;小洞不補,大洞吃苦。防微杜漸。 ◇