英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(122)
1211. I am not your mind reader. How can I know your thought? 我又不是你肚子里的蛔虫,我怎么知道你的想法?mind reader,世界几乎所有文化中都有这种迷信,类似的还有palm reader, 看手相,crystal ball, 水晶灯;tarot cards,算命牌;numerology,算八字;astrology 看星座,等等不一而足。
1212. Children can sharpen their mental reflexes by learning to play chess. 儿童学下棋可以提高敏锐反应的能力。mental reflexes 头脑反应快,条件反射。 “Oneself” is a reflexive pronouns. (反身代词)
1213. Horseplay is not allowed in the bus. 车内禁止大声喧哗打闹。horseplay不能望文生义,理解为骑马。
1214. The little boy is asking me for a piggyback ride. 这小孩要我背他。It can be a felony in some states to piggyback on someone’s unsecure Wi-Fi connection without the owner’s permission. 在美国有些州,一个人如果擅自上他人没有上锁的无线网络可以判为重罪。piggy backer汽车或摩托车后面的小型拖斗车。大一点的拖斗车叫trailer。
1215. You don't have to scratch the flaky surface of extreme nationalism very hard to reveal the totalitarian underneath. Extreme nationalism doesn’t have much in store for us. 你不用太费力,就能把极端民族主义的薄薄表皮给捅破,藏在下面的不过是极权主义。极端民族主义没有什么精神力量可以提供给大家。much in store, 有很多存货。
1216. He is a dirt bag. 他脏兮兮的。或者,他这个人品格很坏。
1217. Don't lose your shirt in a bear market. 熊市期间不要把钱都打了水漂。lose one’s shirt, 输得精光。
1218. I have set my heart and mind on Qinghua university. 我一心一意想考上清华。或者 I set my sights on Harvard. 我把目光投向了哈佛。He set his sights on a musical career when he was 13. 他才13岁时就立定心志要投身音乐。Before you get into the sanctuary, have your heart and mind set on magnifying God. 在还没有聚会前,你就得开始把心灵投放在上帝上来荣耀他。
1219. His forte is to show people around in the company. 他最拿手的就是向大家介绍公司。
1220. Above all else, guard your
heart, for it is the wellspring of life.箴4:23
你要保守你心,胜过保守一切。因为一生的果效,是由心发出。
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