前几天的文章,我们讲过You are in red 和 You are in the red,虽然只差一个定冠词,但意思却发生了翻天覆地的变化,
今天继续安利大家几个这样的短语,比如What's in store? VS.
What's in the store? 现在,搬小板凳,拿个小本,开始听课吧!
1、in the pink
☒穿粉色
☑身体健康,身体状态好
例句:
A glass of red wine keeps you in the pink.
一杯红酒有益健康。
ps:穿粉色:in pink
People dress baby girls in pink and baby boys in blue.
人们总是给女婴穿戴粉红色,而给男婴穿戴蓝色的。
2、in repair
☒ 在维修中
☑ 状态良好(不好)
状态好= in good repair
状态差= in bad repair
例句:
The house is in very good repair.
房屋的状态很好 (不需要维修)
ps:在维修中:under repair
3、in the swim
☒ 在游泳
☑跟上形势;顺应潮流;
例句:
Hopefully by Monday I should be back
in the swim of things!
希望到周一,我就能跟上事态的形势了。
4、in store
☒ 在商店里
☑ 即将发生;必将到来
例句:
You never know what's in store for you.
你永远不会知道将会发生什么。
ps:在商店里:in a store/ in the store
5、in the bag
字面意思:在包里
☑十拿九稳,稳操胜券
例句:
When the score got to 8 to 2 we knew the
game was in the bag.
当比分是8:2的时候,我们就知道比赛已经稳操胜券了。
出处:头条号 @华尔街英语