【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

speed_eriko

原帖由 helladise 于 2008-12-18 10:26 发表


① here、there前面是不加介词的。

② arm twisting是个名词性的短语。

明白了,谢谢

speed_eriko

Sentence-making
1keep/hold at arm’s length
She has infection disease, we must keep her at arm’s length .
2long arm of coincidence
They separated, but the long arm of coincidence met them at the restaurant after one month.

helladise

原帖由 speed_eriko 于 2008-12-19 09:42 发表
明白了,谢谢

不客气

helladise

原帖由 speed_eriko 于 2008-12-19 09:49 发表
They separated, but the long arm of coincidence met them at th ...

meet sb. at swh.？？？？

speed_eriko

原帖由 helladise 于 2008-12-19 11:04 发表

meet sb. at swh.？？？？

我想说的是：虽然他们分开了，但在一个月后在餐厅还是见面了，真是无巧不成书。

helladise

原帖由 speed_eriko 于 2008-12-19 11:09 发表

我想说的是：虽然他们分开了，但在一个月后在餐厅还是见面了，真是无巧不成书。

嗯，我懂你的意思。
不好意思就是想问一下，有sth. meet sb. at some place的用法吗？

speed_eriko

原帖由 helladise 于 2008-12-19 11:46 发表

嗯，我懂你的意思。
不好意思就是想问一下，有sth. meet sb. at some place的用法吗？

我的语法一直都不好，应该没有这种用法的。

helladise

Then how about "make sb. meet"?

ペ二

I think no matter how good our relationship is, we should hold others at arm's length.

I have already got the first prize last week and the long arm of coincidence let me get it again!

minori1979jp

●long arm of the law = inescapable police detection or justice<谚>天网恢恢，疏而不漏
★He was arrested six years after he had committed the crime-you can’t escape the long arm of the law.
  他犯罪6年以后被捕-真是天网恢恢，疏而不漏

●(my) right arm = good friend and supporter得力助手[帮手]，可依靠的人
★When I was ill and out of work, Charles was my right arm and helped me over the worst time of my life.
  当我生病失业时，查尔斯是我可依靠的人，他帮助我度过了一生中最困难的时刻。

ペ二

Don't try to do anything evil because you can never escape the long arm of the law.

I really want to be the right arm of my boss' but it seems that I always messed everything up.

minori1979jp

●take up arms = become involved in a conflict拿起武器，武装起来
★The unions have threatened to take up arms against the government’s proposed wages policy.
  工会威胁说要拿起武器反对政府提出的工资政策。

●twist somebody’s arm = put pressure on/persuade somebody to force him/her to do something<口>向某人施加压力，强迫某人（作某事）
★I didn’t really want to go out tonight but, since you’re going to pay for the drinks, you’ve twisted my arm.
  今天晚上我实在不想出去，但既然你打算支付酒钱，我也只能去了。

speed_eriko

Sentence-making
(my) right arm
When I got into trouble, he was my right arm.

ペ二

"If you want to gain the freedom, take up arms right now!"

Some parents twist their daughter's arm to marry somebody she doesn't love in order to strengthen their enterprise.

helladise

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