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发信人: Snail (蜗牛), 信区: foreign_lg
标 题: 酷卡十
发信站: 听涛站 (Sun May 6 01:06:21 2001), 转信
1 loose cannon
松动的大炮(一触即发的脾气)
She is a loose cannon. = She is unpredictable and could cause trouble.
她喜怒无常,很能惹事。
例子:Don't argue with him after he drinks too many beers. He is a loose can
non when he is drunk.
他灌饱了啤酒时不要跟他争论。他喝醉了就像个松动的大炮。
1 six one way, half a dozen the other
一边六个,一边半打(半斤八两)
It is six one way, half a dozen the other. = It is basically equal.
两边基本一样。
例子:I think that if we go north and then east to get there or east and the
n north to get there it will be six one way, half a dozen the other.
去那个地方,无论先往北走,再折向东边,或者先往东走,再折向北边,都是一样的。
1 light a fire under your butt
在屁股下点一把火(促其行动)
I had to light a fire under his butt. = I had to give him a reason to motiva
te himself.
我得想办法让他行动起来。
例子:He graduated nine months age, but still hasn't found a job. I decided
to light a fire under his butt so I told him that if he didn't find a job in
one month, he would have to move out.
他毕业已经九个月了,还没有找到工作。我得想办法让他行动起来,所以我告诉他,要
是一个月里还找不到工作,就得搬出去。
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