灾难
Disaster
【图片来源于某警示牌】
企图表达(正确):
Be careful! Slippery
小心路滑(跌倒)
实际表达(错误):
Slippery Slope
灾难性的急剧下滑坡
slippery [ 'slipəri ] adj. 滑的,光滑的
slope [ sləup ] n. 斜坡,倾斜 v. ( 使) 倾斜
知识扩展 |
Many Chinese users like to use idioms in their spoken English to make it more colourful but tend to use them too often and sometimes choose idioms native speakers seldom use. The following are 100% authentic English expressions used in everyday spoken English.
许多中国人说英语时喜欢套用习语来使语言丰富多彩,但有时用得太频繁,有时选的习语连外国人自己都很少用。下面是在日常交流中比较常用的、原汁原味的习惯用语。
easy as pie 很容易
be sick and tired of 对……十分厌倦
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
cut it out 停止做某事
drop someone a line 留下便条(或发 E-mail )
hit the hay 上床睡觉
know something like the back of your hand 了如指掌
in the red 亏损,负债
in the black 赢利