分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——have a frog in yourthroat, 这个短语的含义不是指“嗓子里有青蛙”,其正确的含义是:have a frog in your throat(因喉咙干或想咳嗽而)说话困难,声音嘶哑I have such a frog in my throat from this cold that I
一说到“痛”,小伙伴们肯定会想到“hurt”这个英文单词。这个单词很好用,但是很容易被搞混。很多小伙伴不知道hurt到底要做形容词还是动词,用hurt造句就显得很犹豫。本期我们就来搞明白一下。“我很痛”英语不要想当然地说成I feel hurt或者I am hurt!注意用法一:hurt可做动词,表示某个身体部位疼。My head hu
slip of the pen 笔误That was a slip of the pen. I meant to write September, not November.那是一个笔误。我想要写的是9月,而不是11月。I wish you would forget it. That was a slip of the pen.我希望你
split difference 折中;互相让步Bob offered $ 25 for Bill's bicycle and Bill wanted $35; they split the difference.鲍勃出价25美元购买比尔的自行车,比尔要价35美元;最后他们折中成交(即30美元)。Then let's split the
手机流量快用完了,马上要断线:“I am out of traffic.”对方以为咱塞车呢:“Are you stuck in a traffic jam?”怎么会有这样的误解?1. 我手机没流量了。错误:I am out of traffic.正确:I am out of data.Traffic和data都是流量,但是不一样的概念。
apolitical [ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkl] 远离政治的,与政治无关的。(形容词)Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan told U.S. military personnel to remainapoliticalat all times in response to fears that
我们知道close有“亲密的”的意思,call有“电话”的意思,那close call是什么意思?close call的意思是“a situation in which something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous almost happens, but you manage to avoid it”,