盤點與man相關的短語
作者:滬江英語
來源:滬江英語
2010-08-03 17:15
今天是網上虛擬的“83男人節(jié)”,而眾多網友都呼吁正式設立這一節(jié)日。是啊,男人也是很辛苦的嘛!說不定很快我們就真的迎來官方的Men's Day了。那么今天我們就來介紹一些man這個詞的相關短語吧,祝男人們節(jié)日快樂!
1. as one man
一齊,一致
They rose as one man to applaud his speech.
他們一起起身為他的演講鼓掌。
2. the man in the street
一般人,普通人
The man in the street often has little interest in politics.
普通人大多對政治內容沒興趣。
3. man of letters
學者,作家
Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.
莎士比亞或許可以算是英國最偉大的作家。
4. man of the world
飽經世故者,閱歷豐富者
Bob is a man of the world; why not go to him for advice?
鮑勃是個通曉世故的人,干嗎不去聽聽他的意見呢?
5. to a man
所有人,毫無例外
委員會全體一致采納了這個建議。
6. be one's own man
獨立自主,不受他人支配;精神正常
Now that he has a business he is his own man.
既然他有自己的事業(yè),他就是一個獨立的人了。
After a refreshing nap he was again his own man.
爽快地睡過一覺后,他又恢復精神了。
7. a man about town
花花公子
John has a reputation for being a man about town.
約翰被人們認為是一個紈绔子弟。
8. man and boy
(男子)從小到大
He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years.
他從小到大在農場工作了50多年。
9. sort out the men from the boys
選出強者/能人
OK everybody, today we're going to do a physical fitness test, which will soon sort out the men from the boys!
大家注意,今天我們要進行體能測驗,選出真正的男子漢!