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郎博士英语专栏 (1-19-2013)

A storm in a teacup 茶杯里起风暴,比喻小题大做

  例句

  -I don’t understand why she gets angry so easily.

  我不明白你为什么那么容易生气。

  -Maybe her husband is too careless.

  可能是她丈夫太粗心了。

  -No, it’s not that. Actually it’s a storm in a teacup.

   不是那么回事。其实她是小题大做。

  

The last straw 忍无可忍

  例句

  -That was the last straw!

  实在是忍不下去了!

  -Why did you say that? Did your girlfriend do anything wrong?

  此话怎讲?是你女朋友做什么错事了吗?

  -She refused to see me. She must have fallen in love with someone else.

  她就是不肯见我,一定是爱上别人了。

  为什么这么说?

  Castle in Spain

  西班牙城堡

中世纪初期,西班牙城堡是为军事防御而造的,中世纪后期被用来作为王宫住宅,因此被建造得奢侈豪华。一段时期,众多豪华的城堡使西班牙成为一个颇富浪漫色彩的国家,好似幻想中的宫殿。现比喻梦想或幻想中的东西,类似中文的空中楼阁。

成语巧说

All is not gain that is put in the purse.

  放入钱包里的并非都是应得之财。勿取不义之财。 ◇