小D每日一句一周詳解(04.02~04.08)

04月02日:Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人,成事在天。

e:v. 計劃,打算
例如:I propose an early start tomorrow morning.(我打算明天早上早點出發(fā)。)
? ? ? ? ? It's still far from clear what action the government proposes to take over the affair.(政府打算采取何種行動處理該事件仍然十分不明朗。)

e:v.
處理,安排
例如:I want to dispose of these old books.(我想處理掉這些舊書。)
? ? ? ? ? I will dispose the matter to your satisfaction.(這件事我一定會處理妥當,包你滿意。)

04月03日:He works hard, but he'll never set the Thames on fire.他工作很努力,但不會有什么驚人之舉。

the Thames on fire:做出驚人之舉,取得非凡成就
例如:Mary may set the Thames on fire with her piano playing. (瑪麗可能以她的鋼琴演奏而一舉成名。)
? ? ? ? ? You're kidding! A person who hardly reads books can not set the Thames on fire! (你開什么玩笑!一個不怎么看書的人不會有這么大的成功?。?/p>

04月04日:He is a toadeater.他是個馬屁精。 ?

ter:n. 馬屁精,諂媚者 (= toady n. 諂媚者,v. 諂媚)
例如:Cliff is a toadeater.(克利夫是個馬屁精。)
? ? ? ? ? He tried to toady to the local influential people.(他設法巴結當?shù)赜杏绊懙娜?。?b>

04月05日:A young idler, an old beggar.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。

n. 懶惰者,游手好閑的人
例如:I can't expect help from the idler.(我不能指望那個懶惰者的幫忙。)
? ? ? ? ? I have no time for idlers.(我討厭游手好閑的人。)

n. 乞丐,窮人
例如:The beggar dressed in rags.(這個窮人衣衫襤褸。)
? ? ? ? ?A beggar came up to us and asked for money while we were waiting for the train.(我們候車的時候,一位乞丐走過來要錢。)

04月06日:I wouldn't go back to the job for all the tea in China.我無論如何不會回去干那個工作了。

all the tea in China:不管怎樣,無論如何
例如:For all the tea in china, i won't tell you a word. (無論如何我都不會告訴你。)
? ? ? ? ?He wouldn't stop drinking for all the tea in China.(不管怎樣他都不戒酒。)

04月07日:Danger past, God forgotten.飛鳥盡,良弓藏。

n. 危險,危險物,威脅
例如:The operation is a success and now the patient is out of danger.(手術成功了,病人現(xiàn)在已脫離危險。)
? ? ? ? ? The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood.(由于洪水的威脅,村里人都已撤走了。)

04月08日:You seem to be in a bad mood.你看起來心情很差。

n. 心情,情緒,氣氛
例如:I'm not in the mood to disagree with you.(我沒有心情和你爭論。)
? ? ? ? ?The movie accurately reflects the mood of the time.(電影真實地反映了當時的氣氛。)

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