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发信人: Snail (蜗牛), 信区: foreign_lg
标 题: 酷卡十三
发信站: 听涛站 (Sun May 6 01:08:09 2001), 转信
1. a bone to pick
可挑剔的骨头(争端,不满)
I have a bone to pick with him. = I have a complaint to tell him about himse
lf.
我要给他提提意见.
例子: I have a bone to pick with Ken. I told him to pick out a gift for the
boss from all of us but he only said it was from him.
我要给老侃提提意见,我让他替大伙挑一件礼物送给老板,结果他竟说那是他一个人送的
.
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2. a cat nap
打个盹儿
I took a cat nap. = I went to sleep for a very short time during the day.
白天我小睡了片刻.
例子: I have an hour break for lunch. I am going to eat and then take a cat
nap. Could you please wake me up fifteen minutes before the big meeting?
我中午有一个小时的午餐时间,吃了饭我要小睡片刻.请你在开会前十五分钟把我叫醒.
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3.a chip off the old block
大木头上砍下来的小木片(子肖其父)
He is a chip off the old block. = He is like his father.
他很像他的父亲.
例子: Jeff is a chip off the old block. He is tall, handsome, athletic, and
a musician like his father.
杰夫是大木头上砍下来的小木片.他高大英俊,擅长运动和音乐,跟她父亲一模一样.
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