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小词大用之thing 下
21-11-29 6 thingy 那个人，那个东西，那个玩意儿（用于记不清名称时） Can you pass me that thingy - you know, that clip thing for holding papers together. 你能把那个东西递给我吗你知道的，那个把纸张别在一起的东西。 7 the done thing 礼貌，礼仪，礼节；规矩 Dont fo...
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小词大用之thing 上
21-11-29 1 things 财产；（个人的）所有物，用具；成套物品 Let me help you clear away the tea things (= cups, plates, etc. that are used for having tea). 我来帮你收拾茶具。 2 the real thing 真事；真品，非赝品 The fire alarm goes off accidentally so often that...
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the done thing 合乎礼节的举止
21-07-12 不同的历史时期和文化中有不同的礼节和规矩。在英语中，我们把符合礼节的行为举止叫做the done thing。The done thing 是一个口语中常能听到的英式说法，它不仅能用在肯定句中，也可以用于否定句。比如，its not the done thing to do something可以用来表示某种做法不...
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这不合我的口味！
20-10-15 1. Its not up my street. 这不合我口味。 表达up someones street的意思是一件事情很对某人的口味，很受某人喜爱。 你也可以说：Its not up my alley.两句话的意思相同。 2. Its not really my thing. 这并不是我喜欢的事。 在口语中，表达someones thing不只有某人的...
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dubious/shady/unsavoury characters 不三不四
20-08-28 不三不四，汉语成语，意思是不像这也不像那（neither one thing nor the other）。即不像样子，不伦不类。形容不正派或不像样子。可以翻译为dubious/shady/unsavoury(characters)。 例句： 她的朋友尽是些不三不四的人。 Her friends are all pretty unsavoury charact...
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My Mother Demanded Gratitude
17-05-11 My Mother Demanded Gratitude Josephine Yu Bone-ache signaled growth, height a sure thing. Hiccups? The lungs desire to fulfill their contract with the body. Stubbed toe, throbbing funny bone, leg of pins and needles -- even a toothache, a blessing:...
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Worse 更糟
16-05-06 Kevin: My wife and I argue a lot. She is very touchy -- the least thing sets her off. Christopher: Youre lucky. Mine is a self-starter. 凯文：我和老婆经常吵架。她太爱发火 一点就着。 克里斯托弗：你是幸运的。我老婆是个自动发生器。...
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Fringe Tree
16-03-15 Fringe Tree James Davis May -- Or Old Man's Beard. That the names we give recall the thing is what we want. And yet, both names are boring when compared to the way it shimmers there like a firework that somehow doesn't fall, or the way it will fall...
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“问题”的翻译
12-10-31 例句： 你怎么想没有关系，重要的问题是你怎么做。 翻译：What you think does not matter. The important problem is how you do it. 翻译：What you think does not matter. The important thing is how you do it. 分析 问题这个词最常见的英文对等词是question和pr...
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《弱点》二
11-09-09 精彩对白 Leigh Anne Tuohy: Hey. S.J. Tuohy: What, Mom? Sean Tuohy: Good job. Good job. Hey, I got a question for you. S.J. Tuohy: Go. Sean Tuohy: There was a little girl about two rows back. What was her name? S.J. Tuohy: Oh, that was Chimsey. Sean...
