如若你看到 'play a practical joke on sb'， 你一定会感到奇怪，什么叫 '开实用的玩笑'呢？ 实际上， 'practical'源于名词'practice'，在这里更侧重于行动，与'verbal joke'（耍嘴皮子式的玩笑...

cut someone loose loose的意思为「松开的，未受控制的」，cut someone loose原本的意思是「帮某人解开束缚」，引申为「与……切断关系，把某人甩掉」，例如Let‘s cut him loose!「把他甩掉!」...

动词搭配 “take up” 的意思是 “开始参与一项新的活动、开始培养一个新的兴趣爱好”。“Take up” 后面接表示体育或文化活动的名词或动名词，比如 “take up jogging 开始慢跑”、“take up p...

Dario: Sorry Brian, I have to stop here and buy a lottery ticket. Brian: Don‘t tell me you waste your money on the lottery Dario. Dario: I buy one ticket every week. Why do you sa...

短语to fly the nest的意思是一个人离开父母开始自己独立的生活。 When David started university he had to fly the nest and live alone. All the children have flown the nest so Mum now ...

今天要和大家分享的口语表达是: What a bummer! bummer的意思是令人失望的事情，不愉快的经历。What a bummer!是一个美国习惯用语，相当于 What a pity! What a disappointment! 真遗憾！真失望...

Good afternoon, Miss. What can I do for you? 小姐，下午好。有什么我可以帮你的吗？Could you tell me my account balance? My number is ... 你可以告诉我，我的账户的余额是多少吗...

累了吗？一起唱首欢快的澳大利亚民歌Waltzing Matilda（《华尔兹·玛狄尔达》）：“Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker b...

to be on ice 的意思是暂缓、搁置某个决定或计划。换句话说就是暂时先不考虑某件事了。 I‘ve had to put my trip to the Caribbean on ice as I need the money to get my car repaired. All ...

01. What does the festival mean? 猪年将至，爆竹声中阖家团圆，人们挂起灯笼，吃着年夜饭，沉浸在新年的喜悦中。 The Year of the Pig：猪年 Zodiac [‘zəʊdiæk]：十二生肖 During ...