我们中国人把多嘴多舌、口没遮拦的女人叫做长舌妇，把信口开河、喋喋不休的男人则称之为多嘴男，在西方，这种人被形容为长了一张motor mouth。 我们知道motor意为发动机、马达，因此motor...
1. kick ass 了不起 A:Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You'regood。 A: 哇！ 你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好了呀！ 你很棒！ B: Yep. I just kick ass。 B: 是的！ 我就是厉害！ kick ass 除了字面上的...
1. kick ass 了不起 A: Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You're good. A: 哇! 你不到十分钟就把我的计算机修好了呀! 你很棒! B: Yep. I just kick ass. B: 是的! 我就是厉害! kick ass 除了字面上的踢屁股外...
近朱者赤，近墨者黑 汉英词典中的翻译为： one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black. 或 one takes on the color of one's company. 也有人译成：When you touch black, you become b...
26.Have an eye for something 对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚 To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something. Example: As a botanist, he has to describe and draw plants accurately, so he must have an eye for d...
1.Be in the air 将要发生的事情 The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air. 2.Clear the air 消除误会 To...
get a kick out of doing something从得到很大的乐趣 He gets a kick put of racing. take kindly to something/someone愿意接受 Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy reporter? kill someone with kindness好得让人受不...
put the squeeze on someone对某人施加压力 The new situation is putting the squeeze on all companies engaged in this business. stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗 The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement. thank one's...
1. it's high stakes生死关头 2. it's long time coming.说某人或事情等了很久才来 3. untill your heart's content 直到你满意为止 4. what do you do for a living?你作什么工作? 5. there's no point in doing it做此事实无必要...
A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯 手艺好的人不太在意工具的好坏，靠的就是一手好技艺！所以，怪工具不够好的工匠，通常是自己的技术也不太过关。 Good workmanship depends no more...
