最近天气反复无常 让人难以理解 就像今天分享的“15个天气短语” 中文意思让人意想不到 看看你能翻译出几个? 1. storm out 生气地离开storm 是风暴的意思,所以用风暴形容生气的状态再适当不过了。所以,当你像风暴一样离开,就是气急败坏地离开某个地方。 Carol stormed out of the office in a rage. She stormed out of him and didn’t say anything. *补充:ride out a storm 渡过难关
你们必须努力工作以度过难关。 2. under the weather 身体不适If you know that he’s been under the weather, you might ask him how he’s feeling. Mr. Jones has been under the weather for quite a few days . *补充:Weather-beaten 饱经风霜的 3. weather the storm 度过难关如果能撑过风暴,表示你度过了一个很难过的关卡。 The other large economies will be harder hit, but should be able to weather the storm. 4. get wind of 听到风声有没有觉得这句词组跟中文有点相似呢?这里的 wind 指的是消息,所以 get wind of 就是听到某个消息的意思。 The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank. How did you get wind of that terrific business deal? 5. rain on my parade 破坏气氛、泼冷水I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. 6. take a rain check 改期I can’t play tennis this afternoon but can I take a rain check? Can I take a rain check? I must get this finished tonight. 7. calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静For most teachers, the days just before the school year begins are the calm before the storm. 8. on cloud nine 九霄云上当你开心得不得了的时候,就象是冲上了天一样,冲破了九层的云。有没有觉得这个词组也跟中文有点相似呢? He was on cloud nine after winning the competition. 9. steal his/her thunder 抢风头thunder 是非常容易引人注意的,所以当你抢了别人的雷声,表示你把大家的注意力转到自己身上,即是抢风头的意思。 The businessman always steals his partner’s thunder by using his ideas. My partner stole my thunder when he told the professor that he did all the work on the presentation. 10. take by storm 袭卷、征服像暴风一样地夺走,表示你征服了某件事。 The play took the audience by storm. 该剧一下子就迷住了观众。 The Beatles took the pop music world by storm. 披头四合唱团着实让流行音乐界为之倾倒。 11. kick up a storm 制造骚动;惹人生气这个词组的意思跟 kick up a fuss 或 kick up a row 一样,都是指引起骚动。 I kicked up such a storm that they told me to leave. 12. in a fog 困惑、疑惑在一团迷雾中,什么都看不清楚,当然会困惑囉! I’ m in a complete fog about computer technology. I don ‘ t understand it at all . 13. throw caution to the wind 不顾一切把所有的警惕和小心翼翼丢到风中,就表示你不顾一切、鲁莽行事。 Jane, who is usually cautious, threw caution to the wind and went swimming in the ocean. 14. storm in a teacup 大惊小怪照字面翻就是「茶杯里有暴风」,这当然是一种夸大的说法囉!所以就是指你大惊小怪,一点点小事就说得很夸张。 Their quarrel was just a storm in a teacup . 15. twilight zone 两者之间的模糊状态、情况twilight 指的是黄昏,有薄暮的时候,眼前雾雾的,所以当两件事有 twilight zone 时,表示之间有模糊不清的状态。 a twilight zone between good and evil 知识小拓展 【天气英文】
歌曲:Weather 演唱:Amel Larrieux Whenever you awake and find your inner light is gray Can I suggest a simple remedy to make your day Open up your windows and then open wide your eyes Let the vision peace of cool and golden yellow sunrise You might be aching ''cause the one you love is far away Think it is impossible to make it through another day You can feel better take it from me Just look at the colors of the fine autumn leaves Let them put you at ease As long as we have the weather The dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us As long as we have the weather The sunlight will guide us and the rain most surely find us God created changing seasons not in vain The beauty of the weather''s here for sum distraction from our pain Let the warm summers mist you let a winter snow fall and tramp you You don''t have to pay nothing today in of you Let the winter winds blow your pain away Let the blue skies be your secret get-away I got the anecdote to keep you cool You should listen up because nature has no rules As long as we have the weather The dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us As long as we have the weather The sunlight will guide us and the rain most surely find us As long as we have the weather The dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us As long as we have the weather The sunlight will guide us Let the winter winds blow your pain away Let the blue skies be your secret get-away I got the anecdote to keep you cool You should listen up because in know the nature has no rules As long as we have the weather The dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us The sunlight will guide us and the rain most surely find us Dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us The sunlight will guide us away As long as we have the weather 口语君观点 放假这几天真的超级热,夏天的气息暗潮汹涌啊!有一种感觉,出门五分钟,流汗两小时的日子不远了。从厚重的外套中解放出来真的一身都轻松了,昨天在家整理房间,把所有秋冬的衣服和鞋子都收起来了,顿时清爽了很多。看了一周的天气预报,虽然时而有雨,气温却都很高,路上很多人都穿得很清凉,所有的一切好像都在为夏天的到来做好铺垫。所以今天口语君为大家分享这期内容,希望你们在感受天气变化的同时 ,也给自己充充电,能够结合生活去记会更容易理解哦! |
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