英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(187)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(187)

1861. I am a little bit toasty here. 在这里我感到很闷热。

1862. Iraqis consider the journalist an icon, who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush. 伊拉克人视那个向前总统布什扔鞋的记者为英雄。icon 原意为电脑上一标记，现转义为名人，英雄。Conservative Icon, 保守派头号干将。Tom Hanks is a Hollywood Icon. 汤姆是好莱坞巨星。

1863. The guy and the woman tied the knot Tuesday in Beijing. 那个小伙子和这位女子于周二在北京完婚。tie the knot 打结，结秦晋之好，犹如泰山上的同心锁。Over 870 men, women tie the knot in a Guangzhou mass marriage ceremony. 在广州一次集体结婚仪式上，有870位男女结秦晋之好。

1864. They got married last week and we all pitched in with expensive gifts for them. 他们上周结婚了，我们都凑了钱，给他们买了贵重的礼物。pitch in 大家凑钱干件事 They all pitched in to help the earthquake victims.  他们把捐的钱合起来去帮助地震灾民。

1865. to empty the ocean with a spoon 精卫填海。The task before him is so enormous it feels like he is trying to empty the ocean with a spoon. If all goes well, to master two foreign languages may be completed in 30 years. 他面前的十分艰巨，看起来就如同精卫填海一般（看起来有点像天方夜谭），如果一切顺利的话，他要掌握两门外语或许三十年后可以完成。It's sort of like bailing the ocean with a thimble.

1866. You know he'd leave no stone unturned, no avenue of appeal unconsidered. 你知道他能考虑的方案已经都考虑过了，能想的办法都已经想过了。leave no stone unturned, （找宝藏时）每块石头都翻过了，意即什么办法都想过了。 leave no one untouched,

1867. He had a close call with the accident. 他与事故擦肩而过。相当于a narrow escape. That skier just missed the tree--what a close call. 滑雪者与树擦肩而过，真是险啊。也可以说a close shave, That was a close shave, nearly leaving your passport behind. 好险，差点把护照给落下了。

1868. The under-funded fill-in teachers literally live hand to mouth and cannot afford basic living essentials. 代课老师薪水不足，吃了上顿没下顿，很多生活的必需品也买不起。

1869. He is scared to death / half to death. 他吓得要死 / 他吓得半死。What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 如果你两次吓得半死，那会怎样一种情形呢？

1870. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 应当一无挂虑，只要凡事借着祷告，祈求，和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。（腓4:6）