郎博士英语专栏 (06-30-2012)
习语怎么说?
习语怎么说?
before you know it 马上/很快地
例句
- I’ll be there before you know it.
我马上就到。
- If you keep spending money like that, you’ll broke before you know it。
你要是如此花钱如水的话,不用多长时间你的钱就都花完了。
begin to see daylight 开始看到光了,比喻某事终于快做完了。
例句
-I’ve been working on my thesis for two years, and at last I’m beginning to see daylight.
我的论文已经做了两年了,现在终于快熬到头了。
-I’ve been so busy. Only in the last week have I begun to see daylight.
我一直很忙,就从上周才开始觉得快忙到头了。
为什么这么说?
Dull as Dishwater
单调乏味
洗盘子的水怎么会乏味呢?其实dishwater 原本是“ditch water”,“ditch”是沟的意思。你想水沟里的水是死水,动也不动,当然很无聊乏味了.
成语巧说
Beggars can’t be choosers.
饥不择食;人在屋檐下,不得不低头。 ◇
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