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#1 short and sweet
描述这些简略又有用的短语就可以说:
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short and sweet: 少而精,简练明晰
i've got a few announcements, but i'll keep it short and sweet.
我有几个作业要说,可是我会尽量简明简明。
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#2 cut and dry
相反,很冗长的事物就会让咱们觉得庸俗:
cut and dry: 庸俗的,无聊的
the le
cture was, as usual, cut and dry. 讲座自始自终地庸俗。
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#3 quick and easy
描述一件作业很简略做,而且做起来很快:
quick and easy: 快速简练
i have some quick and easy recipes for breakfast.
我晓得一些快速简练的早餐食谱。
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#4 black and white
谈论人生的时分,想要表达许多作业没有那么必定,不是那么非黑即白,太多时分是in between,咱们可以用这个短语:
black and white: 十清楚白,是非清楚
it's not all black and white, you know. 你要晓得并非一切的作业都对错黑即白的。
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#5 hit and miss
和人生有关的另一个短语是:
hit and miss: 击中或失球,比方一个不断定的状况,时而好时而不好,偶尔随意
the trains are often late, so getting to work on time is a fairly
hit and miss affair. 火车常常晚点,所以准时上班这件事就看命运了。
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#6 apples and oranges
你不能随意比照两个东西,它们是完全独立的两个事物,各有各的好坏:
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apples and oranges: 苹果和桔子,指两件性质不一样的事物,没有可比性
you are comparing apples and oranges.你比照的是两件完全不一样的作业。
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#7 bread and butter
另一个和吃有关的短语是:
bread and butter: 面包和黄油,指你赖以生计的事物,比方作业,特别的技能
i can't miss another day of work. that's my bread and
butter.我不能再上班矿工了,那可是我的饭碗。
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#8 trial and error
trial and error: /tra??l/ /?er.?/ 字面意思是测验和差错,标明试错
there's no instant way, it's just a process of trial and
error.没有快速的办法,这就是一个试错的进程。
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#9 tried and tested
tried and tested: 验证过的,证明是好的
这个短语一般跟着第三个词true,标明真实的,可靠的:
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we know our process is tried, tested, and true. 咱们晓得咱们的办法是可靠的。
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#10 safe and sound
safe and sound: 安靖无恙,平安无事
一自个乘坐飞机,抵达之后可以这样对关怀你的人报一声平安:
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i arrived safe and sound. 我平安抵达。
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#11 come and go
这个短语常常让人联想起日子在大城市中来来一般的我们,没有啥是耐久的,体现活动性很大。可以描述潮汐(tide)潮流( trend)
个性(style)兄弟( friends)等等。
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come and go: 交游来不断去
people come and go,but diamond lasts forever. 人老是交游来不断去,但钻石长长远。
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#12 done and done
done and done: 结束,搞定
这个短语可以放在一件作业的最终,标明结束了,做好了:
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done and done, let's go home. 结束了,回家吧。
假定老板给你下达了一个使命,你也可以用这个短语标明决心很足,程度很深:
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can you do this?你能做这个吗?
done and done= yes, i can 定心吧,我能搞定
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#13 through and through
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另一个标明程度很深的短语是:
through and through: 完全,彻上彻下的
love someone through and through 深深地爱着或人
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#14 fast and furious
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最终这个既是有用的短语也是一部非常红功的影片名
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fast and furious: 飞快地,影片《速度与热情》
when she told her parents about quitting job, their reaction was
fast and furious. 当她告诉父母辞去职务的事时,他们的反应灵敏又剧烈。
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