busy英语单词 busybody不是大忙人(1)

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英语和汉语一样,很多词语是不可以按字面意思去理解的,否则就容易产生误会,比如下面这些,可千万不要误会它们哦。

如:Sara is a busybody, always poking her nose into other people’s affairs. 莎拉是个好管闲事的人,老是打听别人的事。

如:He is the black sheep of the family. 他是家中的害群之马。

如:Some people are well educated and have read many books, but still do not have much horse sense. 有些人受过良好的教育,也度过许多书,但普通常识仍然不足。

如:There’s little gas in the tank, so we drove to a service station nearby at first. 油箱里油不多了,所以我们先去了附近了一个加油站。

如:Travelling on the sea and surrounded by water, the sailors had to save every drop of sweet water. 在海上旅行,被海水包围,水手们却必须珍惜每一滴淡水。

如:Mitchell came up with a capital idea. He asked Hailey to dress up as the Tooth Fairy and let Lily give back the hundred-dollar bill. 米奇尔想到一个好主意。他让海莉装扮成牙仙,让莉莉交还那一百元钱。

如:Life is not always a bed of roses. 生活未必都是称心如意的。

如:I just spent two hours listening to Bill sing the blues about his girl friend leaving him for some other guy. 我刚听比尔诉了两小时的苦,说他女朋友为另一个男人离开了他。

如:I dislike Tom for he is a yellow dog. 我讨厌汤姆,他是个卑鄙小人。

如:Although he is a famous star, he behaves like an average Joe.尽管他是一个有名的明星,他却表现得像一个普通人。

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注意,这些词不能学英美国家的说法

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