英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(76)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(76)

751. The rewards have come in spades.回报无疑十分丰厚。   in spades 毫无疑问地，大量的，They are having money problems, in spades. 毫无疑问，他们遭遇到了巨大的财务困难。

752. They had words. 他们吵架了。注意word在这里要用复数，就像name在call someone names时要用复数一样。

753. in name 名义上：a democracy in name, a police state in fact 名义上是民主国家，实际上是个警察国家。There are 70 million C Party members in this country, but majority of them are c believers in name only. 这个国家号称有七千万裆员，但绝大多数多不过是名义上的GC主义分子而已。

754.  make hay：利用，大做文章，The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal. 反对该候选人的势力在这个丑闻上大做文章。Farmers are making hay out of trash, a contribution to pollution prevention.农民将垃圾废物利用，对控制污染是个很大的贡献。 

755.  Some people believe that education is cure-all for social problems. 有人以为教育是包治一切社会问题的灵丹妙药。cure-all 包治一切。

756.  confess与admit：中国学生常常搞不清楚这两个词的区别，其实区别很简单，confess是“承认罪或错误”，而admit只是“承认一个事实”，而这个事实有时是罪，有时不是罪。He sheepishly admits that he doesn’t know the name of Shanghai mayor. 他有点不好意思地承认，他不知道上海市长的名字。He confessed his sins before God. 他在神面前承认了自己的罪。

757.  这里也顺便谈谈acknowledge 与 concede两词，acknowledge也是承认之意，承认一个事情属实，属书面语：She acknowledged that she might have forgotten. 她承认可能忘记此事了。He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway. 他在大厅走道遇见同僚时总是视而不见。She acknowledged his complement with a smile. 她对他的赞扬以微笑表示感谢。It is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing. 在自己的作品中对别人的贡献表示感谢，这点非常重要。Concede的承认方法往往带有不情愿的含义：Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right. 贝斯终于承认南西是对的。

758.  We can dig it out some place. 我们总会找到这东西的。（有人在找东西总也找不到，这时你可以说这句话。）

759.  After his retirement, he devoted his time to relic hunting. 退休后，他热衷于古董收藏。relic hunting 收藏古董，relic hunter古董收藏家，或relic collector 。

760.  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12神的道是活泼的，是有功效的，比一切两刃的剑更快，甚至魂与灵，骨节与骨髓，都能刺入剖开，连心中的思念和主意，都能辨明。