战绩英语口语每日几句(2)

2021年1月14日发(作者：夏时行)
let the cat out of the bag

这个句子字面意思是：让那只猫从口袋里出来。它的隐喻意思是：在不小心的情况下泻露了秘密。
这个俚语可以这样用：
1. I bought a nice wrist（n.手腕） watch as a surprise for my wife's birthday. But I'm afraid
I let the cat out of the bag--I hid it under my socks and she found it when she was putting my
clean clothes away.
我给我太太买了一只很好 的手表作为生日礼。我把手表藏在我的袜子底下，可是当我太太替我把干净衣服
放好的时候，她发现了那 只手表。所以，我的秘密恐怕已经泻露了。
2. It was supposed to be a secret that we were firing（v.解雇） him. But one of the secretaries
saw the memo and let the cat out of the bag by telling her friends.
我们解雇了他。 这件事原本应该是保密的。但一个秘书看见了一张有关这件事的条子，然后告诉了她的朋
友，这件事就这 样泻露了。

你知道“班门弄斧”用英语怎么说吗？

To teach a fish how to swim
句子的字面意思是：教一条鱼如何游泳。作为俚语的意思是指班门弄斧, 给别人提出完全没有必要的建议
或劝告。
这个俚语可以这样用：
1. My son, fresh out of college, keeps telling me how to run my business(v.做生意）. But I've
been making good money for 30 years so he's teaching a fish how to swim（v.班门弄斧）.
我的儿子大学刚毕业,可是他却不断地来告诉我应该怎么 做生意。我三十年来生意做得很好，赚了不少钱。
他来告诉我怎么做生意简直是多余的。
2. The day after I got my private pilot's license（n.飞行员执照）, I told this man at the party
all about how to fly an airplane. Later I learned he was an airline pilot who flew jumbo jets
（n.大型喷气机） -- I'd been teaching a fish how to swim.
我在得到飞行员执照的第二天，在一次聚会上我告诉一个人怎么驾驶飞机。后来，我 听说那个人是开大型
喷气机的飞行员。我去告诉他怎么驾驶飞机真是多余，真是班门弄斧！

have a burr in/under one’s saddle 激怒某人/让某人动怒

If someone has a burr in or under his saddle, he is being irritated by something. burr指动物
或者物体上毛毛的带刺的部分，saddle指马鞍。have a burr in/under one’s saddle，在马鞍里有毛毛
的带刺的东西，可以想 象中这种情形下的不舒服感觉，颇类似于中文中的“如坐针毡”。

Examples:
Joe has a burr under his saddle because Jane’s going out with Bill tonight. 简今晚要和比尔一
起出去，这让乔如坐针毡，左右不是。

The President, the man known for his professional calm in the face of fierce criticism, finally
appears to have a burr in his saddle.
以学者般冷静闻名的总统，面对着猛烈的批评言论，最终被激怒了。


【今日聚焦：希腊Greece】

英文全称：The Hellenic Republic 首都：雅典
货币：欧元 人口数量：1107.5万
1. Modern Greece traces（v.回溯） its roots to the civilization（n.文明） of ancient Greece,
generally considered the cradle（摇篮） of Western civilization.
现代希腊的历史可以追溯到被视为西方文化摇篮的古希腊文明。

2. It is the birthplace of democracy（n.民主政治）,Western philosophy（n.西方哲学）,the
Olympic Games, Western literature（n.西方文学） and political science（n.政治学）, and
Western drama.
希腊是民主政治、西方哲学、奥林匹克、西方文学、政治学、西方戏剧的发源地。


【今日聚焦】Microblog 微博

1. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller, in both
actual size and aggregate file size. A microblog entry could consist of nothing but a short
sentence fragment（n.片段）, an image or embedded（adj.植入的，嵌入式的） video.
微博与传统博客最大的区别，就在于这个“微”字，不仅是在实际尺寸（140个字符空 间）还是在文件大小
上，一个简短的句子，一张图片，或是一个嵌入式的视频，都可以是微博的内容。
2. Hu Shuli, editor-in-chief（n.主编） of China's leading financial magazine Caijing, has
resigned, said Caijing spokeswoman Zhang Lihui on her micro-blogging Monday afternoon.
中国最具影响 力的财经类杂志《财经》女发言人张立晖本周一中午在微博上透露，该杂志主编胡舒立已经
辞职。



nail household 钉子户

Nail household refers to those people who are reluctant to relocate even though the houses
will be knocked down soon. 今天来介绍一个很有“中国特色”的词语翻译——“钉子户”。

Examples:
Chinese 'nail households' strive for fairness. 中国钉子户力争公平。

Sabotage of water, heat, gas or power supplies is frequently used to drive the “nail
households” away. 切断水、暖、煤气和电力供应常常被实施，用来驱赶“钉子户”。


【场景英语】租房必备用语

留学在国外的朋友很多都有租房的需求，租房的时候，英语该如何说呢？
---It has two bedrooms. And the living room is larger than I expected.
房间两间卧室，客厅比我原先想的要大。
--- The apartment has been recently renovated（v.刷新，装修） and comes completely
furnished.
这房子已经装修过了，而且其他家具也都齐备。
---How much is the rent（n.租金）?
房租多少钱？
---Are the utilities included in the rent?
房租中包括水、电和煤气费吗？
--- Only gas is included. You have to pay for the electricity and water.
只包括煤气。你需要支付水电费。
---When can we move in?
我们什么时候可以搬进来？


【看新闻，学新词】

近日新闻：上海博物馆推出的手工制作元宵兔子灯活 动吸引了大批市民。在活动现场，竹丝、皱纸四处飞
扬，暖暖的烛光唤起了几代人温暖的回忆。

背景知识：
元宵节又称灯节，从中国唐朝遗留下来灯节观灯习惯一直在民间 流传，元宵节吃汤圆的风俗也一直保留到
现在。