郎博士英语专栏 (6-27-2013)

习语怎么说

　　At the End of One’s Rope: 达到极限，无能为力

　　例句

　　The Jones’s housekeeper was completely useless! Poor Mrs. Jones felt that she was at the end of the rope when she walked into the house and saw the children crying and unfed, dirty dishes in the sink, and clothes strewn all over the place.

　　琼斯家的管家简直是聋子的耳朵，摆设！琼斯夫人一走进家门，看见孩子饿得哇哇哭，水池里杯盘狼籍，衣服扔得到处都是，可怜的夫人实在无法再忍受下去了。

　　美语怎么说？

　　爆冷门: upset

　　一个经常输的队, 突然赢了, 我们就会说, 这个队爆了个冷门, 英文说，这个队是一个upset： became an upset. 注意说的时候要重音在前。

　　Proverb谚语

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。一步走错，全盘皆输。

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