Sentence-making
1up in arms
The boss didn't argee to pay raise to me, so I was up in arms about it.
2 with one arm tied behind one’s back
I could solve the problem with one arm tied behind my back.
●with open arms = enthusiastically and without hesitation热烈地、热情地
★When I said I would go back and work for him, he welcomed me with open arms.
当我说我将回去为他工作时，他热烈地欢迎我去。
◆armchair
●armchair traveler = somebody who reads or watches films about overseas places but does not actually visit them足不出户的神游旅行者（通过阅读或看电影）
★He pretends to know about the best restaurants in Athens, yet he’s only an armchair traveler.
他自称熟悉雅典最好的饭店，然而他实在只是一个足不出户的神游旅行者
Oh, really?
我看到这样一句：
With the pay raise of 50%, she is still determined to leave this company.
这里也出现了pay raise字样，但是和你说的pay raise的用法是不一样的。
嗯，我也不知道究竟有没有“pay raise”表示加薪的说法。
◆army
●you and whose army? = you and who else?你一个人还不行吧？
★You think you can beat me at chess? You and who’s army?
你认为你下棋能够赢我？你一个人还不行吧？
◆around
●to have been around = to be experienced, worldly-wise<口>见过世面；老于世故
★You can’t fool her easily, she’s been around too long.
你不可能轻易地欺骗她，她世面见得太多了。
◆arrears
●in arrears = behind with payment(s)拖欠
★I don’t know how I’m going to pay – I’ve been in arrears with my rent for three months now.
我不知道我将如何付清-我的房租至今已拖欠了3个月。
◆arrest
●(under)house arrest = being compelled (by official order) to remain in one’s home被软禁
★The police did not take her away, but she was put under house arrest until the time of her trial.
警察没有把她带走，但是她被软禁了，等待审讯。
●under arrest = in police custody在押的
★They put him under arrest and took him to the police station, where they charged him with stealing a car.
他们逮捕了他，把他带到了警察局，警方指控他盗窃汽车。
◆arrive
●arrive at = reach by a process of thought it, deduce作出；得出
★I thought it over for several days before finally arriving at a decision about the job offer.
我考虑了好几天后才最后决定是否接受那个就业机会。
◆art
●off to fine art = (be able to do something) to perfection（能够使事情）尽善尽美
★After only a few day’s instruction, she got typing off to a fine art.
仅仅经过几天的训练，她的打字技术就达到了极其出色的程度。
◆article
●article of faith = deeply-held conviction信条
★It’s an article of faith among West Indians that they have the best cricket team in the world.
在西印度群岛的人中有这样一个信条，即他们拥有世界上最强的板球队。
◆as
●as for one = as far as one is concerned至于某人
★Daniel wants to bring his girlfriend, but as for her I would rather she stayed away.
丹尼尔想把他女朋友带来，但至于她，我宁愿她别来。
●as if/as though = as it would be if好似，好像，仿佛
★He talks as though he knew all about it.
他说话的口气好像这件事他全都知道了。
●as it is = in the present circumstances实际上
★I wanted to buy another car but as it is I’ll have to keep the old one a bit longer.
我想再买一辆汽车，但实际上我得再用一段时间旧车。
●as it were = metaphorically speaking可以说
★When he said that, she went for him like an angry bull, as it were.
当他说了那话时，她仿佛像一头发怒的公牛向他冲了过来。
楼主
发表于 2008-12-21 10:57:50
发表于 2008-12-22 16:06:12
