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英語中有很多短語和句子都有數字“二”在里面,但是如果你按照字面意思去理解,那就可能會犯一些很“二”的錯誤哦,我們一起來看看都有哪些“二”表達。
1.If we put two and two together,well know where the pirate ship has gone.
小編講解put two and two together不是“2加2”的意思,而是“根據事實推理判斷”,所以這句話的意思是:根據事實推斷,我們可以知道那艘海盜船去了哪里。
2.We'll get together after class to make a poan for the task.After all,two heads are betterthan one.
小編講解two heads are better than one這個句子在中文里是有對應的表達的,就是“三個臭皮匠,頂個諸葛亮”。
3.He has to attend the entrance test,and there ahe no two ways about it.
小編講解there are n0 two ways about it這句話可以根據字面意思大致了解其意義,為“沒有退路,沒有別的選擇”。
4.-That boy pushed me yesterday and I am going to get himback today!
-No.you are nott Two wrongs do not make a right.
小編講解Two wrongs do not make a right.有“以怨報怨不對”的意思,是說如果有人做了傷害你的錯事,你再去傷害報復他并非正確的做法。
5.He's of two minds about whether to go abroad for education.
小編講解of two minds的意思是“舉棋不定,猶豫不決”。此句的意思是:對于要不要出國留學,他猶豫不決。
6.Given the options of going out with someone I don't like and staying home andwatching a boring television program.I chose the lesser of the two evils and watchedtelevision.
小編講解choose the lesser of two evils是說在兩種都不好的選擇中選擇傷害相對小一點,相對能接受一點的,和中文里的“兩害相權取其輕”意思接近。這句話的意思是:如果只能選擇和一個我不喜歡的人出門或者待在家里看無聊的電視節(jié)目,我寧愿選擇在家看電視,兩害相權取其輕。
7.-Why are you always so quarrelsome?
-Hey,it's not just my fault.It takes two to make a quarrel.
小編講解It takes two to make a quarrel的字面意思是“要兩個人才能吵起架來”,也就是說吵架雙方都有責任,都有不對的地方,和中文里“一個巴掌拍不響”的意思接近。
8.Mike was able to solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
小編講解in two shakes of a lamb's tail的字面意思是“綿羊甩兩次尾巴的時間”,形容速度快,時間短。這句話的意思是:邁克很快就能解決這個問題。
9.-Can I go to lunch with you and Tom?
-Two's company,three's a crowd,Bill.
小編講解Two is company,three's a crowd.字面意思“兩個人正好作伴,三個人就嫌多了”,用在希望單獨和某人相處,拒絕第三人加入的時候。
10.He wears two hats;he's both CEO and chairman of theboard.
小編講解wear two hats字面意思“戴著兩頂帽子”,引申義為“身兼兩職”。也可以說wear more than one hat,表示“身兼多職”。