foreign_lg 版 (精华区)
发信人: Soon (大四JJ), 信区: foreign_lg
标 题: 名词惯用语(2)
发信站: 听涛站 (2001年05月18日22:26:38 星期五), 站内信件
6. (All) grist to one's mill: 可利用之物
“As a writer, social ills and problems are all grist to his mill.”
7. A home from home: 第二个家;宾至如归之地
“Many foreigners come to work and stay in Singapore; they regard thi
s country as a home from home.”
8. A jack of all trades: 一个样样都懂的人
“If you have any repairing work to do, just ask Xiao Li, who is a jack
of all trades.”
9. A leap/ shot in the dark: 不顾后果的冒险行为;没事实根据的猜测
“To enter the hiding place of the gangsters is a leap in the dark. D
on't do it!/ Tom's answer, though correct, was only a shot in the dark.”
10. The lesser of two evils: 两害之较轻者
“Employing a person who is loyal but not very capable is better than
employing one who is very capable but disloyal; the former is the lesser of
two evils.”
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※ 来源:·听涛站 tingtao.dhs.org·[FROM: 匿名天使的家]
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