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每天名言:
When angry,count four ;when very angry ,swear.-------Mark Twain
生气时,数到四;发怒时,不妨诅咒几声。-------马克.吐温
每日习语:
Long shot. Shot这个字的本身是指打抢。Long
shot这个俗语已经用了几百年了。它可能是来自士兵或者猎人。大家都知道,打抢的时候距离越远,打中的可能就越小。这也正是long
shot作为俗语的意思。 所谓long shot 就是:不管在什么比赛中,获胜的机会很小。但是,现在long
shot已经可以应用到生活的各个方面。你可以在赛马的时候,你也可以在政治界人士的话中听到。
下面就是一个例子。
例句1: Long shots don't win elections very often. But remember
Jimmy Carter back in 1976? He was a real long shot. Nobody gave him a
chance but he came up nowhere and won the race for the white house.
这句话的意思是:那种希望缺缺的人不太会在选举中获胜。但是,记得早在1976年时候,吉米卡特的情况吗?他实在是没有什么希望取胜。没有人认为他有取胜的机会,但是他赤手空拳,在竞选中被选为美国总统。
中国的俗语说,人贵在有自知之明。而事实上,有不少人对自己没有正确的估计。
下面就是一个人在讲他的妹妹。
例句2: Ellen has been taking music lessons since last year with
the idea that someday she can be a famous singer. I admit she's
talented in many ways, but being a professional singer is really a
long shot.
这个哥哥说:爱伦从去年开始一直在上音乐课。她想也许哪一天能够成为一个有名的歌手。是的,我承认爱伦在许多方面都很有才能,不过要当一个歌手实在是不太可能。
每天练习:
"what's the trouble?"
"The family never agree about their shares of the property."
本题分析:在此句family 表示集合体的组成分子"家人、子女",本向为复数,因此用复数所有格their。
每日一句:
I advise you to buy out his all share of power.
我建议你买下他的全部股权。
buy out 买断全部股份、商业股权或利息(To purchase the entire stock, business rights,
or interests of)。
例句:
We are now financially sound enough to buy out the next failure.
如今,我们(公司)财务运营足够健全,承担得起再一次的失败。
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每天名言:
The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.------Thomas Jefferson
使一个人值得信任的唯一方法就是信任他。-------T.杰弗逊
每日习语:
Oddball。要是你说某人是个 oddball,那就是说这个人表现的很奇怪,和一般人不一样。
每天练习:
It's true that the old road is less direct and also a bit longer .
We don't take the new one, though, because we don't feel as safe on it .
本题分析:
though 在这句中用作副词,表示转折关系,意为"然而"。
每天谚语:
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上惟有贫穷可以不劳而获。
每日一句:
The coat was a real buy.
这件衣服买得真划算。这件衣服物超所值。
作为名词,buy的含义是,something that is underpriced; a bargain(合算的购买,便宜货)。
例句:
It's a real buy at that price. 以那个价钱真的是物超所值。
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