郎博士英语专栏 (3-1-2012)

　　 习语怎么说？

　　Against someone’s will 不经（某人）允许或同意

　　例句

　　-You cannot force me to come with you against my will!

　　 我不愿意, 你就不能强迫我跟你走。

　　- Against their will, the men were made to stand up against the wall and be searched.

　　 尽管很不愿意, 这些人被逼着靠墙站着，并被搜了身。

　　Ahead of one’s time （意识、想法、做法）太超前而不被现在的社会接受

　　例句

　　－People buy that artist’s work now, but his paintings were laughed at when he was alive. He was ahead of his time.

　　现在人们开始买这个艺术家的作品了，活着的时候，他的画被人讥笑, 真是生不逢时。

　　－Mary’s grandmother was ahead of her time in wanting to study medicine.

　　玛丽的祖母想要学医药，那时可是一种超前的想法。

　　为什么这么说？

　　Acrobat

　　杂技演员

　　这是个希腊字，原本的意思是：一个用脚趾尖和手指尖走路的人。这个字虽然可以准确地形容跳杂技舞蹈的人，却不能包括从事其它杂技种类的演员。

　　成语巧说

　　 Better poor with honor than rich with shame.

　　贫有尊严胜于富无廉耻。 ◇