【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

ペ二

The bridge is out of the ark and now it's only for tour.

Boys always walk arm in arm while grils walk hand in hand.

helladise

原帖由 speed_eriko 于 2008-12-15 23:28 发表
Sentence-making
1 out of the ark
This sofa is out of the ark, however, he don't throw away.

Dear speed_eriko,
It should be "throw it away".

helladise

原帖由 ペ二 于 2008-12-16 09:01 发表
Boys always walk arm in arm while grils walk hand in hand.

If two boys walk arm in arm in the USA, they will be regarded as GAY.

speed_eriko

原帖由 helladise 于 2008-12-16 09:46 发表

Dear speed_eriko,
It should be "throw it away".

Thank you.
如果我以后句子写错了,请继续指正

helladise

With pleasure!

minori1979jp

●arm of the sea = narrow inlet海湾
★We found a secluded sandy beach along an arm of the sea.
  我们发现沿着海湾有一个僻静的沙滩。

●arm twisting = pressurizing (by persuasion or threat)（用劝说或威胁）施加压力
★She didn’t want to go, but with a good deal of arm twisting I finally persuaded her.
  她不愿意去，但是我向她施加了很多压力，最后说服了她。

ペ二

Chile is a country with a long arm of the sea. (Is this sentence right??)

Although he wanted to say no to the arm twisting, he obeyed the rule at last.

PS: OH~~My~~then will two grils walk hand in hand be regarded as LES in the USA??
      By the way, I don't think there is anything abnormal with homosexual~~because I am open minded.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making
1arm of the sea
This arm of the sea is very beautiful, we are happy to play in there.
2 arm twisting
She is my supervisor, so she entitled to arm twisting to me.

minori1979jp

●chance one’s arm = take a (calculated) risk<英口>冒险一试（冒有备之险）
★The car was so cheap there was probably something wrong with it, but I still chanced my arm and bought it.
  这辆汽车太便宜了，很可能有毛病，不过我仍然冒险一试，把它买下了。

●give one’s right arm (for) = pay any price, make a sacrifice (for)付出极大代价，不惜任何代价
★I’d give my right arm for that last stamp I need to complete the set.
  为了把那套邮票配齐，我愿意不惜任何代价买下最后的一张邮票。

daadai

chance one's arm
You must chance your arm if you want to succeed.

give one’s right arm
Susan will give her right arm for the poor child's life.

ペ二

This plan may turn our effort to nothing, but if we chance our arm we may make a great success.

No matter how long it takes, we will give our right arm to explore the other planets in order to build another "home".

helladise

原帖由 ペ二 于 2008-12-16 22:13 发表
① Chile is a country with a long arm of the sea. (Is this sentence right??)
Although he wanted to say no to the arm twisting, he obeyed the rule at last.
② PS: OH~~My~~then will two grils walk hand in hand be regarded as LES in the USA??
③ By the way, I don't think there is anything abnormal with homosexual~~because I am open minded.

① Right.
② Yes.
③ I agree with you.

helladise

原帖由 speed_eriko 于 2008-12-17 19:31 发表
① This arm of the sea is very beautiful, we are happy to play in there.

② She is my supervisor, so she entitled to arm twisting to me.

① here、there前面是不加介词的。

② arm twisting是个名词性的短语。

minori1979jp

●keep/hold at arm’s length = keep remotely formal, distant相当疏远地；保持一定距离；不即不离
★The landlord prefers to keep new customers at arm’s length until he knows what they are really like.
  房东在真正了解新住户前，宁可同他们保持一定的距离。

●long arm of coincidence = however unlikely, coincidences can happen无巧不成书
★On holiday in Hong Kong, thousands of miles from home, I bumped into my next door neighbor-talk about the long arm of coincidence!
  在千里之外的香港度假时，我偶然碰到我的隔壁邻居-真是无巧不成书。

helladise

原帖由 minori1979jp 于 2008-12-18 18:47 发表
long arm of coincidence = however unlikely, coincidences can happen无巧不成书

这个很实用啊