熟词僻义 | shower 是一种怎样的给与?
baby shower 是给婴儿洗澡吗?
baby shower 是给婴儿洗澡吗?
My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree
长梯穿过树顶,竖起两个尖端
Two little boys were looking at an abstract painting in an art shop.
两个小男孩正在一家美术店里看一张抽象画。
俗丽的妓女们勾引每个朝他们走来的穿着体面的男人。
Tawdry prostitutes solicited every well-dressed man who walked their way.
give [cut] one some slack(美国俚语)意为“给某人一次机会”。
他看上去就像是他那个帅气稳重的哥哥的迷你版。
He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and sedate big brother.
在沃尔玛等超市购物,经常可以看到食物饮料外包装上面印有“best-before date”或“sell-by date”字样,前者表示“最佳食用期限”,后者表示“最迟销售日期、保质期”。
paucity
英 [ˈpɔːsəti] 美 [ˈpɔːsəti]
【正式用语】少量、少许、贫乏
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
死神,你莫骄傲,尽管有人说你
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so,
如何强大,如何可怕,你并不是这样;
A teacher, a petty thief and a lawyer all died and went to Pearly Gates.
一名教师、一个小偷和一名律师都死了,他们一块到了天国门口。
他毫不犹豫地狂吻了他的妻子。
He lavished his wife with kisses without demur.
give one a big hand(俚语)意为“为……喝彩[鼓掌]”。give one a hand才是“给……帮助”。
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