【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

新米

2009/05/13
round the bend
The movie is so silly,it drives me round the bend.
这电影太无聊了，它快让我疯掉了。

beneath
beneath contempt
This kind of action is beneath contempt.
这样的行为真是太无耻了。

minori1979jp

2009/05/14
benefit
benefit from/benefit by = receive benefit from受益于
They hope to benefit from your experience.
他们希望能借鉴你们的经验。

benefit of the doubt = assumption of innocence, without proof在罪证不足的情况下被假定为无罪的权利；在没有相反证据之前给与的肯定判断
Jones said that his train had been delayed; the foreman gave him the benefit of the doubt and did not reduce his pay for being late.
琼斯说他的火车误点了，领班在没有后相反证据之前给予肯定的判断，并且没有因为迟到而减少他的薪金。

新米

2009/05/14
benefit by
You'll benefit by your knowledge in the future.
知识对你未来有益。

benefit of the doubt
The judge gave that suspicion the benefit of the doubt.
法官给予嫌疑犯以有益的判决。

minori1979jp

2009/05/15
bent upon = determined决心要
She was bent upon getting married before she was twenty-five.
她一心想在25岁前完婚。

hell bent (on) = very determined决意的
He was hell bent on not getting married before he was thirty.
他决意30岁前不结婚。

beanzhang

2009/05/15
make ends meet=pay for the things that you need in order to live 收支相抵
Old people on pensions are finding it hard to make ends meet.
靠养老金生活的老人发现很难养活自己。

make eyes at= sexually attracted to people by looking at them in a way that gets their attention 用眼神勾引
Did you see those two making eyes at each other across the table?
你有没有发现那两个人隔着桌子互相用眼睛放电？

minori1979jp

berth
give a wide berth (to) = avoid避开
He’s so boring that I always give him a wide berth at parties.
他非常令人厌烦，因此在聚会上我总是躲开他。

beside
beside the point = irrelevant 与•••无关
The cost is beside the point; what about the quality?
费用与此无关，质量如何呢？

minori1979jp

2009/5/17
beside oneself = irrational, very emotional对自己的感情失去控制；发狂
She was beside herself when she heard that her cat had been run over by a car and killed.
当她听到她的猫被一辆汽车辗死了时，她精神失常了。

best
at best = the best that can be expected in the circumstances据最乐观的估计[看法]
The painting is not as valuable as you think; at best it will fetch a hundred pounds at auction.
这幅画并非你所认为的那样值钱；据最乐观的估计，在拍卖时它将售得100英镑。

新米

2009/5/17
beside oneself
She was beside herself with happy when she got the scholarship.
当她获得那个奖的时候，她兴奋的要命。

at best
He is at best a third-rate artist.
他最多是个三流画家。

minori1979jp

2009/5/18
at the best of times = even when circumstances are better即使在最好的情况下
I don't like French food even at the best of times.
即使在情况最好的时候，我也不喜欢法国菜。

(the) best part (of) = most 大部分
It was the best part of a week before the weather improved.
一周的大部分时间内天气不好。

新米

2009/5/18
at the best of times
Even at the best times,She was seldom smile.
她很少笑，即便是在她心情最好的时候。

(the) best part (of)
The best part of life is having someone worth waiting for.
人生中最美好是有值得期待的人。

minori1979jp

2009/5/19
do one’s (level) best = try hard尽自己最大的努力
He seems to be doing his level best to annoy me.
他似乎正竭尽全力来使我烦恼。

(all) for the best = leading to a favorable outcome, if unpromising now结果会是好的（虽然最初似乎并非如此）
We couldn't go away because the car wouldn't start, but it turned out to be for the best when a good friend arrived from abroad unannounced.
因为汽车发动不起来，我们不能出去，不过一个好朋友从国外不告而至时，结果这倒成了一件好事。

新米

2009/5/19
do one’s (level) best
If you want to win,do your level best.
如果你想赢，那你得尽全力。

(all) for the best
In the early period it was hard,but it'll be all for the best.
最初很艰难，最后都会好起来的。

helladise

(all) for the best
At the early period it was hard,but it'll be all for the best.
最初很艰难 ...
新米 发表于 2009-5-20 10:41

用In代替At是否更好些？

新米

真好，还有老师帮忙改错，吼吼，马上改正哦。。。

helladise

真好，还有老师帮忙改错，吼吼，马上改正哦。。。
新米 发表于 2009-5-20 11:35

俺没说at就是错的...