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英语中有很多短语和句子都有数字“二”在里面,但是如果你按照字面意思去理解,那就可能会犯一些很“二”的错误哦,我们一起来看看都有哪些“二”表达。
1.If we put two and two together,well know where the pirate ship has gone.
小编讲解put two and two together不是“2加2”的意思,而是“根据事实推理判断”,所以这句话的意思是:根据事实推断,我们可以知道那艘海盗船去了哪里。
2.We'll get together after class to make a poan for the task.After all,two heads are betterthan one.
小编讲解two heads are better than one这个句子在中文里是有对应的表达的,就是“三個臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮”。
3.He has to attend the entrance test,and there ahe no two ways about it.
小编讲解there are n0 two ways about it这句话可以根据字面意思大致了解其意义,为“没有退路,没有別的选择”。
4.-That boy pushed me yesterday and I am going to get himback today!
-No.you are nott Two wrongs do not make a right.
小编讲解Two wrongs do not make a right.有“以怨报怨不对”的意思,是说如果有人做了伤害你的错事,你再去伤害报复他并非正确的做法。
5.He's of two minds about whether to go abroad for education.
小编讲解of two minds的意思是“举棋不定,犹豫不决”。此句的意思是:对于要不要出国留学,他犹豫不决。
6.Given the options of going out with someone I don't like and staying home andwatching a boring television program.I chose the lesser of the two evils and watchedtelevision.
小编讲解choose the lesser of two evils是说在两种都不好的选择中选择伤害相对小一点,相对能接受一点的,和中文里的“两害相权取其轻”意思接近。这句话的意思是:如果只能选择和一个我不喜欢的人出门或者待在家里看无聊的电视节目,我宁愿选择在家看电视,两害相权取其轻。
7.-Why are you always so quarrelsome?
-Hey,it's not just my fault.It takes two to make a quarrel.
小编讲解It takes two to make a quarrel的字面意思是“要两个人才能吵起架来”,也就是说吵架双方都有责任,都有不对的地方,和中文里“一个巴掌拍不响”的意思接近。
8.Mike was able to solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
小编讲解in two shakes of a lamb's tail的字面意思是“绵羊甩两次尾巴的时间”,形容速度快,时间短。这句话的意思是:迈克很快就能解决这个问题。
9.-Can I go to lunch with you and Tom?
-Two's company,three's a crowd,Bill.
小编讲解Two is company,three's a crowd.字面意思“两个人正好作伴,三个人就嫌多了”,用在希望单独和某人相处,拒绝第三人加入的时候。
10.He wears two hats;he's both CEO and chairman of theboard.
小编讲解wear two hats字面意思“戴着两顶帽子”,引申义为“身兼两职”。也可以说wear more than one hat,表示“身兼多职”。