早安英文 第559期:与数字有关的俚语

 

zero hour

发动进攻的时刻，关键时刻

Well, it's almost zero hour for the graduation party.

好了，毕业舞会开始的时刻差不多到了。

go one better

胜过

My English is good and I want to go one better next year.

她英语学得不错，希望明年更上一层楼。

two peas¹ in a pod

一模一样

The twins are as alike² as two peas in a pod.

这对双胞胎长得象一个豆荚里的两颗豆子。

give sb. the third degree

不断地质问拷问盘问一个人

Why is it I get the third degree from you every time I come home late?

为啥我每次一回来晚你就要不停的盘问我？

与数字有关的俚语

on all fours

四脚着地的;在地上爬

He got down on all fours to play with his grandson.

他趴在地上和孙子玩。

take a five

休息一下

Let's take a five.

我们休息一下吧。

sixes and sevens

迷茫的，慌张的

I was all sixes and sevens when I could not find my phone.

我很慌张，当我找不到手机的时候。

behind the eight ball

处于不利地位

I'm really behind the eight ball at work. I have too much work to do and so little time.

我现在工作上处于不利地位。很多工作要做，时间又很紧。

on cloud nine

非常开心

I was on cloud nine after hearing the good news.

听到这个好消息后，我兴奋了好几天。

1 peas   

豌豆

参考例句：

• My little sister picked up many green peas in the field. 小妹从田野里拾到许多豌豆。
• The twin brothers are as like as two peas. 那两个兄弟毫无二致。

2 alike   

adj.同样的，相像的；adv.一样地；同程度地　

参考例句：

• The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样，我分辨不出谁是谁。
• All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来，不管谁讲，故事都是千篇一律的。