天是世界读书日,大家是不是要以此为契机鼓励自己多读些书呢?如果你现在实在很忙,没有时间读一本厚厚的书,那就先抽出几分钟来学习一下英语中和“书”有关的习惯用语吧。
have one's nose in a book 连鼻子都埋进了书本里,那是多么专心地在看书!所以这个短语就是"埋头看书,一直在看书"的意思。 例句:Bob has his nose in a book every time I see him. 我每次看到鲍勃他都在看书。 His nose is always in a book. He never gets any exercise. 他总是在看书,从来不锻炼。(这样可不好,生命在于运动,还是要注意锻炼身体哟!)
hit the books / pound the books hit和pound都有"打击"的意思,但是这两个短语可不是说要打书本哦,而是"学习"的意思。或许可以想象成努力学习的时候会拼命翻书本,用力太猛了就有点在击打书本的感觉。 例句:I gotta go home and hit the books. I have finals next week. 我要回家学习了,下周期末考。
know someone or something like a book 如果仔细研读一本书的话就可以做到对它了如指掌吧,所以像了解一本书那样了解某人或某事就是说"对某人或某事知道得一清二楚"。 例句:We've been married now for thirty years - long enough to know my wife like a book. I can tell what she is thinking about before she knows it herself. 我们已经结婚三十年了,我对我的妻子非常了解。有的时候她自己还不清楚自己在想什么,我就已经知道了。(这样了解妻子的丈夫真好!)
in my book 相当于in my opinion,"在我看来,根据我的观点"。 例句:She's never lied to me, and in my book that counts for a lot. 她从不对我撒谎,我认为这很重要。
与之相反的就是not in my book,"我不这么认为"。 John: Do you think Fred is okay for the job? 你觉得弗雷德能胜任这份工作吗? Mary: No, not in my book. 不,我不这么想。
be in somebody's good books 在某人的好书中?如果你被记在了某人的好人簿中,那当然是他对你很满意、对你的行为感到高兴啦。 例句:I cleaned the bathroom yesterday so I'm in Mum's good books. 我昨天打扫了浴室,所以妈妈对我很满意。(妈妈喜欢勤劳的孩子!)
by the book 照着书本做事,可想而知就是"严格遵守章法,完全按规矩办事"。常用的搭配有:go ~; do something ~; play ~; run something ~。 例句:This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book. 这是私事,没必要循规蹈矩。
take a leaf out of somebody's book 从人家的书里摘取一页,其实是"效仿,模仿"的意思,因为那种举止行为能带来成功或对自己有利。 例句:Maybe I should take a leaf out of Robert's book and start coming in at ten every morning. 也许我应该学罗伯特那样每天早上十点就到。
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