介绍:
hand 手
Quite a number of phrases formed from the word hand a very similar to their Chinese counterparts. Here are some obvious examples：a fresh hand ，short of hands， Hand in hand and wash one's hands of something. But do not always take this for granted. Study these examples and you will understand ：
he lives from hand to mouth.（ He has just enough money to live on. ）
We gave them a big hand. （We gave them lots of applause.）
英语用hand这个词构成的许多短语，也和中文的用语十分相像。明显的例子是：
a fresh hand 新手
short of hands 人手短缺
hand in hand 手拉手，联手合作wash one's hands of something 洗手不干
不过我们不要以为总是这样，看看这两个例子你就会明白了：
he lives from hand to mouth.
他的收入仅够糊口。
we give them a big hand.
我们对他们报以热烈掌声。
