那些所谓的“熟”词,你真的熟了吗?
1. Her opinion is all my eye. (He is talking nonsense ).
Stuff and nonsense! Don&`&t try to make a fool of me.胡说八道! 你休想糊弄我.
A diamond, all my eye! That&`&s glass
Stop talking. It is all my eye.
Be all eyes全神贯注地看All eyes (目不转睛, 所有目光)will be on tomorrow&`&s vote
Be all ears 全神贯注地听;愕然 She was all ears in class.
A detective must be all eyes and all ears.
一个侦探必须眼观六路,耳听八方.
all mouth and no trousers (all mouth) empty talk
His trouble is that he&`&s all mouth. He&`&s all mouth and no trousers.
2. He paid a matter of 1000 yuan.
(误译)他付了1000元的货物账。(正译)他大约付了1000元。
大约也是问题
a matter of……的问题; It is a matter of compromise and balance. It’s a matter of time.
This is no jesting matter
Mind is active, matter is passive心为能动,物为被动
大约(+数量词) It takes a matter of two hours to get there.
3. Donna can sing after a fashion.
(误译)唐纳能唱时代歌曲。(正译)唐纳多少能唱一些歌。
After a fashion勉强;多少还;不太好;马马虎虎
He can speak English, after a fashion. 他能讲英语, 讲得马马虎虎.
过时:out of date, old-fashioned, out of fashion
This clothes style is out of fashion. Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.
4. Why is Merry like April weather?
(误译)为什么梅里好像四月天气?(正译)为什么梅里喜怒无常?
Sb is like April weather(名词短语)(人)喜怒无常
blow hot and cold(动词短语) 摇摆不定;喜怒无常 形容词moody也课表示喜怒无常
Mary blow hot and cold about her job; every day she changed her mind.
玛丽对于工作的事情拿不定主意,她今天想这样,明天又想那样。
原因:April weather is changeable.