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我以前写过一篇文章,是与动物相关的英语短语,今天我们来看看与数字相关的英语短语。
1. at the eleventh hour 最后一刻,关键时刻
例句:
They caught the train at the eleventh hour.
他们在最后时刻刚好赶上火车。
2. Two is company but three is none. 两人成伴,三人不欢。
例句:
Do you know a sentence? Two is company but three is none.
你知道一句话吗?两人成伴,三人不欢。
3. Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。人多智广
例句:
He felt more efficient, because two heads are better than one.
他觉得自己效率更高了,因为人多智广。
4. at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
例句:
When we entered the classroom, everything is at sixes
and sevens.
当我们进入教室时,一切都是乱七八糟的。
5. on cloud nine 高兴得飘飘然,非常高兴
例句:
He was on cloud nine after winning the marathon.
他赢了马拉松比赛之后,极度兴奋。
6. kill two birds with one stone
一石二鸟,一箭双雕,一举两得
例句:
By reading English articles, you can kill two birds with one
stone. You can improve your English and learn more foreign cultures.
读英文文章,你就能一箭双雕,你可以提高你的英语能力和了解外国文化。
7. put two and two together 根据事实推理
例句:
I put two and two together and we can know that the missing
necklace was stolen by the thief.
我根据事实推理、判断,我们可以知道丢失的项链是被小偷偷去了。
8. be six of one and half a dozen the other 半斤八两
例句:
They are six of one and half a dozen the other, because their English is poor.
他们两个半斤八两,因为他俩的英语都很差。
9. dress to the nines 穿着非常时髦华丽,盛装打扮
例句:
You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best
clothes, for this kind of work.
做这种工作,你不必穿得很讲究,也不必穿最好的衣服。
10. be of two minds 三心二意
例句:
I could never learn his being of two minds, and he will never
know what is called from one to the end.
我始终学不会他那样三心二意,他也永远不懂得什么叫做从一而终。
11. in seventh heaven 处于狂喜状态中,心情愉悦
例句:
My boss is in seventh heaven this week.
我们老板这周心情很好。
12. one in a million 百里挑一,极稀有的人或者事
例句:
The guy who I wanna introduce to you is one in a million.
我要介绍给你的人可真正是百里挑一的啊。
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