警惕那些经常遇到的乌龙句子

 　　<1> His secretary is a yes-man.

　　“乌”解：总说yes的人正 解：唯唯诺诺的人，对上级唯命是从的人句 意：他的秘书是个唯唯诺诺的应声虫。

　　<2> He is a white-haired boy of the General Manager.

　　“乌”解：早生白发的男孩正 解：大红人，宠儿句 意：他是总经理的大红人。

　　<3> Dick is a nice guy. But he’s such a motormouth that people avoid talking to him.

　　“乌”解：装了马达的嘴正 解：连珠炮般喋喋不休的人句 意：迪克人不错，但是他说起话来总是喋喋不休，大家都避免和他说话。

　　<4> I have to burn the midnight oil to catch up with the others.

　　“乌”解：烧午夜的油正 解：开夜车<5> Sorry. It’s a slip of the tongue.

　　“乌”解：舌头滑倒正 解：口误<6> I feel it in my bones.

　　“乌”解：感觉在骨头里正 解：预感到会有某事<7>  人才流失“乌”解：talents draining正 解：the brain drain例句：The brain drain is a serious problem we are facing.

　　<8> 这山望着那山高“乌”解： The other mountain is higher than the one he’s standing¹ on.

　　正 解：The grass is greener on the other side.

　　例句：Almost all people think that the grass is greener on the other side.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。