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1 : If you’re having a really good time, in English you would say…? |
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The possible answers were:
I’m having a dog of a time.
I’m having a whale of a time.
I’m having a frog of a time.
I’m having an elephant of a time.
You said: I’m having a dog of a time. I’m having a whale of a time. I’m having a frog of a time. I’m having an elephant of a time.
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很遺憾，英語(yǔ)中沒(méi)有 I’m having an elephant of a time 的說(shuō)法，就更提不上成語(yǔ)了。再想想看。
很遺憾，英語(yǔ)中沒(méi)有 I’m having a dog of a time 的說(shuō)法，就更提不上成語(yǔ)了。再想想看。
完全正確。如果（做）某事讓一個(gè)人感覺(jué)非常開(kāi)心和愉快，就可以用這個(gè)成語(yǔ)來(lái)形容。比如說(shuō)公園里面的孩子們玩得非常開(kāi)心就是 Look at those kids in the park there – they're having a whale of a time! 注意人稱(chēng)和系動(dòng)詞要一致，也就是I/he/she/we/they/you is/are having a whale of a time.
很遺憾，英語(yǔ)中沒(méi)有 I’m having a frog of a time 的說(shuō)法，就更提不上成語(yǔ)了。再想想看
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2 : If someone is clumsy (笨拙的) when they should be careful we might describe them as being like…? |
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The possible answers were:
a cat in a paper house.
a horse in a shopping centre.
a dog in a glass house.
a bull in a china shop.
You said: a cat in a paper house. a horse in a shopping centre. a dog in a glass house. a bull in a china shop.
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很遺憾，這次沒(méi)選對(duì)，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有這種說(shuō)法。
很遺憾，這次沒(méi)選對(duì)，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有這種說(shuō)法。
很遺憾，這次沒(méi)選對(duì)克，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有這種說(shuō)法。
選擇正確，祝賀你！這是個(gè)很形象的表達(dá),形容某人做事情笨手笨腳，那么你就可以用這句成語(yǔ)去形容。比如，一個(gè)人打開(kāi)冰箱拿東西，哩哩啦啦不算，還把瓶子打碎了。這時(shí)你就可以說(shuō) You’re like a bull in a china shop. 注意，這里 china shop 是瓷器店(不是 China 中國(guó))，在瓷器店里面一定要仔細(xì)，不然很容易把瓷器弄摔或者弄破。Bull 公牛，公牛可以理解為橫沖直撞，當(dāng)然不可能仔細(xì)小心了。另外這個(gè)成語(yǔ)也可以形容人的行為魯莽，比如一些人在商務(wù)會(huì)議上表現(xiàn)得怒發(fā)沖冠，直言不諱，你可以說(shuō) they went into that meeting like a bull in a china shop.
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3 : If someone is described, or describes themselves as no spring chicken – what do they mean? |
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The possible answers were:
They are not young.
They do not like spring.
They weren’t born in the spring.
They are not cute.
You said: They are not young. They do not like spring. They weren’t born in the spring. They are not cute.
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選擇正確。英語(yǔ)中用春天的小雞來(lái)形容充滿活力的年輕人，所以當(dāng)一個(gè)人感覺(jué)自己因上年歲而力不從心時(shí)就可以用這句成語(yǔ)，比如 I can't walk up that hill! I’m no spring chicken anymore you know! 不過(guò)在用它形容別人的時(shí)候要特別小心，最好不要當(dāng)面使用，避免失禮。
理解不對(duì)。不是春天的小雞并不意味著一個(gè)人不喜歡春天。
理解不對(duì)。不是春天的小雞并不意味著一個(gè)人不是在春季出生的。
理解不對(duì)。不是春天的小雞并不意味著一個(gè)人長(zhǎng)得不滋潤(rùn)和可愛(ài)。
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4 : If you tell someone ‘hold your horses’ – what does it mean? |
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The possible answers were:
It means they have to have more control.
It means they are doing something quickly and you would like them to slow down.
It means they are doing something wrong and have to put it right.
It means they have to look after something for you.
You said: It means they have to have more control. It means they are doing something quickly and you would like them to slow down. It means they are doing something wrong and have to put it right. It means they have to look after something for you.
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不對(duì)，因?yàn)?Hold your horses 不表示擁有更多的控制
選答正確，恭喜你！讓某人放慢速度就是 hold your horses。比如某人在電話里告訴你一個(gè)地址，你用筆寫(xiě)下來(lái)，可是對(duì)方語(yǔ)速太快，你讓對(duì)方說(shuō)得慢一些，就可以說(shuō) hold your horses, what was that first thing you said？不過(guò)要注意，這是很隨便用語(yǔ)，限于孩子和朋友，最好不要對(duì)你的老板這樣說(shuō)。
不對(duì)，因?yàn)?Hold your horses 不表示某人犯了錯(cuò)應(yīng)該糾正。
不對(duì)，因?yàn)?Hold your horses 沒(méi)有讓某人幫你照管某事的意思
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5 : If something you do could cause a lot of problems and is probably going to cause more problems than it’s worth, we say in English you’re opening a can of…? |
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The possible answers were:
worms.
sardines.
insects.
fish.
You said: worms. sardines. insects. fish.
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選擇精彩祝賀你！To open a can of worms 意思是惹出麻煩來(lái)，甚至是無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的麻煩。例如 Some of my colleagues aren't doing the work they should but I don’t want to tell my boss. That could really be opening a can of worms.
很遺憾，選錯(cuò)了。這是一個(gè)固定的成語(yǔ)，其中的名詞也是固定的。不能用蟲(chóng)子這個(gè)詞 opening a can of insects.
很遺憾，選錯(cuò)了。這是一個(gè)固定的成語(yǔ)，其中的名詞也是固定的。不能用魚(yú)這個(gè)詞 opening a can of fish.
很遺憾，選錯(cuò)了。這是一個(gè)固定的成語(yǔ)，其中的名詞也是固定的。不能用沙丁魚(yú)這個(gè)詞 opening a can of sardines.
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6 : If people are disappearing quite quickly, for example people are quitting their jobs in one place or maybe students aren't coming to a particular class – you could say they are dropping like…? |
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The possible answers were:
bees.
flies.
birds.
ducks.
You said: bees. flies. birds. ducks.
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很遺憾，選擇錯(cuò)了，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有dropping like bees 的說(shuō)法。
很好，得一分。英語(yǔ)成語(yǔ) dropping like flies 用來(lái)形容迅速消失不見(jiàn)蹤影。比如，大學(xué)里的一個(gè)原本熱門(mén)選修課，突然間學(xué)生們紛紛退出，出勤人數(shù)驟然下降。這種狀況就可以被形容為 people are dropping like flies around here.
很遺憾，選擇錯(cuò)了，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有 dropping like birds 的說(shuō)法。
很遺憾，選擇錯(cuò)了，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中沒(méi)有 dropping like ducks 的說(shuō)法。
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