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发信人: Soon (太阳当空照,花儿对我笑), 信区: foreign_lg
标 题: 习语选粹之四
发信站: 听涛站 (2001年06月16日23:16:30 星期六), 站内信件
① Hail someone or something as someone else/something else
— recognise or welcome someone/something as someone else/something
else.
— 热情地承认某事或招呼某人
Examples: ① Because of having a good voice, Sharon has been hailed
as singing queen in her school.
② The recent scientific discovery was hailed as breakthrou
gh.
② I couldn't agree more
— I agreed completely.
—(与某人意见)完全一致
Example: A: I think our country is well-developed.
B: I couldn't agree more.
③ I dare say
— I suppose.
— 我相信;可能
Example: In your quarrel with Jason this time, I dare say you were i
n the wrong.
④ I hate to disturb/bother/trouble you, but...
— I am sorry for disturbing/bothering/troubling you, but...
— 我不愿麻烦你,但……
Example: I hate to bother you when you are so busy, but there is som
ething important I have to tell you before it is too late.
⑤ Jack up
— lift with a jack.
— 顶起
Example: You have to jack up your car before you can remove the tyre
.
— (of prices) increase.
— 增加;提高
Example: During festive seasons, some shops have jacked up the price
s of some goods.
⑥ Oddities and absurdities
— something odd and absurd.
— 稀奇古怪
Example: Sometimes, we have to accept the oddities and absurdities o
f certain aspects of a language which cannot be logically explained.
⑦ Odds and ends
— small objects of different kinds.
— 琐碎物品
Example: Where there are children, there are odds and ends lying her
e and there.
⑧ Pack up
— stop doing something.
— 不再做某事;放弃……
Example: It is late now. Let's pack up and go to bed.
⑨ Packed like sardines
— pressed very tightly together.
— 拥挤(如罐中的沙丁鱼)
Example: The bus was full of passengers who were packed like sardine
s.
⑩ Queue up (for something)
— stand in a queue.
— 排队等候
Examples: ① People queue up one after another outside the theatre.
② All have to queue up for tickets for the musical concert.
(11) Quibble about/at something or a quibble over something
— argue about small unimportant points.
— 因小事而争论
Examples: ① Don't quibble with her about the money.
② She quibbled at the small price.
③ There was a quibble cver a few dollars.
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