【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

narutonaruto

LS正解，支持

minori1979jp

2009/06/02
between two stools = failing to meet either of two (conflicting) requirements两头落空
The book falls between the two stools of authority and popularity.
这本书在权威性和通俗性两头落空。

between you and me/ourselves = confidentially只限于咱俩之间[别对别人讲]
Between you and me I hope he fails.
别对外人讲，我希望他失败。

helladise

2009/06/01
between
between the devil and the deep blue sea = with a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives进退两难
After my car broke down I didn't know whether to stay with it in case ...
minori1979jp 发表于 2009-6-1 20:25

昨天早上看到你的这个贴，学到了between the devil and the deep blue sea，
结果当天晚上上课的时候，在书上再次看到这个短语，当时老师还重复强调了2次-_-|||
真是巧啊

minori1979jp

还真是巧呢

helladise

What a curious coincidence!

minori1979jp

2009/06/03
between you , me and the bedpost/gatepost = confidentially (and privately)私下地，秘密地
I know he has got it wrong before, but that’s between you, me and the gatepost.
我知道他以前犯过错误，但那不得外传。

betwixt and between = mid way, neither one nor the other非此非彼
That’s a strange creature; it looks somewhere betwixt and between a horse and a dog.
那个动物真奇怪，它看上去既非狗又非马，介于两者之间。

新米

2009/06/03
between you , me and the bedpost/gatepost
Keep the secret, it's between you, me and the gatepost.
保守秘密不得外传。

betwixt and between
I can't decide whether to go to Japan or Korea . I'm still a bit betwixt and between
我定不下来是去日本还是韩国，有点犹豫不决。

helladise

2009/06/03

betwixt and between
I can't decide whether to go to Japan or Korea . I'm still a bit betwixt and between
我定不下来是去日本还是韩国，有点犹豫不决。

新米 发表于 2009-6-4 08:42

whether是连词，所以后面跟的应该是一个句子。
PS：我定不下来是去日本还是韩国，有点犹豫不决。→我又想到了：
...to Japan or Korea. I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea. (I'm in the dilemma.)

新米

whether是连词，所以后面跟的应该是一个句子。
PS：我定不下来是去日本还是韩国，有点犹豫不决。→我又想到了：
...to Japan or Korea. I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea. (I'm in the dilemma.)
...
helladise 发表于 2009-6-4 09:10

这样啊？那我改改。。。
between the devil and the deep blue sea这句话，老妖和这句句子很有缘分的，哈哈

helladise

这样啊？那我改改。。。
between the devil and the deep blue sea这句话，老妖和这句句子很有缘分的，哈哈
新米 发表于 2009-6-4 12:48

至少记牢该句闲话则~

minori1979jp

縁があるっていうのはこの俺とさ

新米

746# minori1979jp

縁があるって、誰とでしょうか？

まさか、妖ちゃんのこと…ハハ～

helladise

まあ、縁がありません。

minori1979jp

2009/06/04
few and far between = rare, scarce稀少的，罕见的
These days decent restaurants are few and far between.
现在像样的餐馆太少了。

read between the lines = detect and unstated but implied meaning体会言外之意
Reading between the lines I think she’s unhappy despite her jolly manner.
根据我的发现，我认为尽管她看上去兴高采烈，但是她并不幸福。

新米

まあ、縁がありません。
helladise 发表于 2009-6-4 13:19

ハハ、冗談、冗談、気にしないでね！