【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

minori1979jp

know how many beans make five = be worldly wise, shrewd<美俚>精明，不会上当
You won’t deceive her easily, she knows how many beans make five.
你不可能轻而易举的诓骗她，她很精明。

not worth a bean = worthless一文不值
Don’t take any notice of his opinion. It is not worth a bean.
根本不要理会他的看法，它一文不值。

firehole705

2009/03/31

know how many beans make five
He knows how many beans make five, but he was cheated out of 100 dollars yesterday.
他很精明，但昨天被骗了100美元。

not worth a bean
The antique is fake. It is not worth a bean.
这个古董是赝品， 它不值一文。

Ryjuli

2009/03/31

know how many beans make five:
When we were worrying about the fraud, he said that he know how many beans make five.
当我们在担心这是一场骗局的时候，他自信地说他是不会上当的。

not worth a bean:
This vase looks gorgeous, but it is not worth a bean.
这个花瓶看起来很高级，但它一文不值。

新米

2009/3/31
know how many beans make five
She knows how many beans make five,but i don't like her.
她很精明，不过我不太喜欢她。

not worth a bean
Nowadays,this book is too antiquated ,not worth a bean .
现在，这本书已经太陈旧了，已毫无价值。

minori1979jp

spill the beans = be indiscreet, confess<俚>不慎重；泄露秘密
Trust her to spill the beans, she never could keep a secret.
希望她能坦白交代，她从来保不住秘密。

bear
bear/lead a charmed life = be very lucky(in avoiding misfortune)天庇神佑
He got out of the crash without a scratch; he must bear a charmed life.
他从汽车的碰撞中安然无恙的逃脱，他一定有神灵保佑。

Ryjuli

2009/04/01

spill the beans:
Are you sure you can make him spill the beans in this way?
你确定用这个方法能让他泄漏秘密吗？

bear
bear/lead a charmed life:
She is the only survivor of that terrible accident; she must bear a charmed life.
她是那次事故唯一的生存者，她一定有神灵保佑。

新米

2009/04/01
spill the beans
I confirm she is sure to spill the bears to our teacher.
我确信她一定会泄密给老师。

bear a charmed life
Mary was in two airplane accidents,but she had a charmed life.
玛丽经历过2次飞机事故，但是她有神明护佑安然无恙。

firehole705

2009/04/01

spill the beans
You might be fooled by her, because she never spilled the beans.
你可能被她耍了，因为她从不泄密。

bear/lead a charmed life
He was late and missed the accident yesterday, he must bear a charmed life.
昨天他来晚了没碰到这次事故，他一定有神灵保佑。

minori1979jp

bear down on/upon = approach purposefully or in a threatening way向…进逼；气势汹汹地冲向
I was about to drive off when I saw this huge lorry bearing down on me.
我正要驱车离开时，看到这辆大卡车向我冲来。

bear enquiry/investigation = favorably withstand close examination不怕追查
I only hope that his business account will bear investigation.
我仅仅希望他的营业帐目将经得起检查。

firehole705

2009/04/02

bear down on/upon
The girl bore down upon the thief when she found her money was stolen.
这个姑娘发现钱被偷时，气势汹汹的冲向了小偷。

bear enquiry/investigation
It's not my fault. I could bear investigation.
那不是我的错，我不怕追查。

Ryjuli

2009/04/02

bear down on/upon:
When the thief came out of the house, he saw the police bear down upon him
小偷从房子出来时,看到警察气势汹汹地向他冲来。

bear enquiry/investigation:
The boss believe that his company will bear investigation.
老板相信他的公司能经得起检查。

新米

2009/04/02
bear down on/upon
The enemy tank tried to bear dowm on our position.
敌人的坦克迫近我方阵地。

bear enquiry/investigation
This conclusion is bear investigation
这个结论是经得起推敲的。

minori1979jp

bear in mind = remember (with caution)记住
You must bear in mind that many of those solvents are poisonous.
你必须记住，那些溶剂许多是有毒的。

bear on/have a bearing on = be relevant to 与…有关，涉及
Your comments bear on the central issue of the arguments.
你的评论涉及到了争论的中心问题。

Ryjuli

2009/04/03

bear in mind :
In this mission, bear in mind that you shall not be recognized by anyone.
在这次任务里，记住你不能被任何人认出来。

bear on/have a bearing on:
This article bear on many of the problem points raised in that conference.
这篇文章涉及在那天的会议上被提出的许多问题点。

firehole705

2009/04/03

bear in mind
Thank you for your advice, I'll bear it in mind.
谢谢你的意见，我会记住的。

bear on/have a bearing on
These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community.
这些都是涉及社会福利的问题。