中秋佳节到了。在和家人一起赏月时,也一同学习一些“月亮短语”吧! Don't moon away the Mid-autumn Festival. 找点事儿做吧,不要虚度了中秋佳节哦。 over the moon 欣喜若狂 If you say that you are over the moon, you mean that you are very pleased about something. 例如: She is over the moon about the two holidays. 连着两个节假日,她高兴极了。(呵呵,的确让人感到over the moon呢。) aim/level at the moon 想入非非,野心太大 脚踏实地,Don's aim at the moon哦~ as changeable as the moon 像月亮一样善变,反复无常 Exactly!用月亮来比喻善变还真是贴切呢。 例如: What can I do with her? She is as changeable as the moon. 她反复无常,我真拿她没办法。 bark/bay at the moon/bay the moon 空嚷嚷,徒劳,枉费心机 狗有时会对着月亮吠叫,借以吓唬月亮,可是无论它再怎么凶猛咆哮都只是白费力气而已。后来人们就用bay the moon或bark at the moon来比喻空嚷,徒劳,无事空扰。 boast above/beyond the moon 捧上天,海阔天空地吹牛 对着月亮叫(bark at the moon)都是枉费心机了,boast above the moon更是吹大牛了。 cast beyond the moon 痴心妄想;胡乱猜测,想入非非 cover oneself with the moon 露宿(指流浪汉与失业者) 这句英语谚语与中文中的以天为被,以地为席有异曲同工之妙呢,都是指露宿。 不要向你的男朋友ask for the moon了,有些幼稚了啊。 dark of the moon 月黑时 full of the moon 月圆;满月时 (make) believe/think that the moon is made of green cheese (要人)相信最荒唐的事,愚蠢到极点,愚弄人 old moon in new moon's arms 新月抱残月(指上弦月出现时,另外半边受地球的反光,隐隐显出圆月的轮廓) once in a blue moon 极少;千载难逢 blue moon本意指一个月中的第二次满月,据推算,这种天文现象至少要相隔32个月才会出现一次,也算很罕见了。因而日常生活中,人们常用once in a blue moon来形容机会难得,千载难逢。 例如: Once in a blue moon you get some problems. 极少会碰到麻烦。 pay/offer the moon 支付一大笔款项/开出天价 月亮本是可望而不可得的,竟想要买下来,那岂不是要天价! praise above/beyond the moon 过分颂扬;捧天上 promise sb. the moon 对某人作无法兑现的许诺 shoot the moon (为避债)趁着黑夜搬家 the man in the moon 月中人(指月面的黑斑);假想的人 The moon does not heed the barking of dogs. (=Does the moon care for the barking of a dog?) 月亮不理狗的狂吠;对无稽责难置之不理。 这句与上面的徒劳,枉费心机对应。 The moon is a moon still, whether it shines or not. 不管显露不显露,月亮总是月亮。 The moon is not seen where the sun shines. 太阳一出,月亮失色;小巫见大巫 来源:网络 |
|