【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

helladise

不容易啊， 这个长期受冷落的节目终于有人来支持了。
小新，欣慰否？

minori1979jp

可感动死我了

minori1979jp

2009/11/17
cast one’s bread on/upon the waters = speculate (with little hope of reward/success)不期望报答地做好事，真心行善不望报
Mine must have been only one of hundreds of applications for that job in America; I’ve cast my bread upon the waters and must now wait and see what happens, if anything.
我必定只是上百成千个申请谋求那份在美国工作人中的一个。我真心行善不望报。我现在必须等着瞧结果了。

have one’s bread buttered on both sides = have an easy/effortless existence安适的境遇
He was already a successful businessman when his father died and left him a fortune, so he’s now got his bread buttered on both sides.
他父亲去世时留给他一大笔财产，他那时就已经是个很有成就的商人了，因此他现在已过着一种安乐的生活。

daadai

师傅，你快要回国了吧

minori1979jp

恩，12月中下旬回国，机票定好了

helladise

恩，12月中下旬回国，机票定好了
minori1979jp 发表于 2009-11-18 10:07

国内气温低，回来都要冻死咯~

minori1979jp

2009/11/18
know which side one’s bread is buttered = be aware of where one’s best interests lie明白自己的利益所在
She’ll accept that new job if she knows which side her bread is buttered.
要是她明白自己的利益所在的话，他就会接受那份新的工作。

on the bread line = extremely poor < 口>非常穷的
He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
他失业三年了，没资格享受州政府用于地方公共事业的补助费，所以他实际上已在领取救济食品的行列中。

minori1979jp

2009/11/19
take the bread out of somebody’s mouth = prevent somebody from earning a living抢夺某人的饭碗
The man in the local shop is worried that the new supermarket will take the bread out of his mouth.
当地一家商店的老板担心新开张的超级市场会抢走他的饭碗。

break
bad/lucky break = bad/good luck好[恶]运
I’ve had a series of bad breaks recently and it’s about time my luck changed for the better.
最近我连续倒霉，现在该是转交好运的时候了。

minori1979jp

2009/11/20
break a fall = prevent injury (in a fall)作减弱摔倒冲力的动作
She slipped over the edge but some bushes broke her fall and she was hardly hurt at all.
他跌倒在悬崖边缘上，但是一些矮树缓冲了她一下，他几乎一点也没有伤着。

break a habit = ease to do something habitually改掉某种习惯
I’ve tried to give up smoking several times but I find it impossible to break the habit.
我已多次设法戒烟，但是我发现不可能改掉这一习惯。

minori1979jp

2009/11/21
break a journey = interrupt a journey旅途中停一下
We thought we’d break our journey at Canterbury and take a look at the cathedral before going on to Dover.
我们想在旅途中的坎特伯雷停一下参观大教堂，然后再去多佛。

break a leg = good luck/do well (in a performance)（表演）大获成功
This is your big chance. Go on out there and break a leg!
这是你的一个重要的机会。上场去吧，争取大获成功！

minori1979jp

2009/11/22
break a/the record = do better than a/the previous performance打破纪录
The German athlete is expected to break the record for the high jump.
那个德国运动员有希望刷新跳高纪录。

break cover = to suddenly emerge from hiding（野兽等）从隐藏处突然出来
The deer broke cover and ran across the open ground.
鹿从隐藏处突然出来，跑着穿过开阔地。

minori1979jp

2009/11/23
break down/up(emotionally) = lose control of one’s emotions（使）感情上失去控制
When she heard the news she broke down and cried.
她听到这个消息时，控制不住哭了起来。

break even = make neither a profit nor a loss不盈不亏
I got a new car for the same price as I sold my old one, so I broke even on the deal.
我以出售旧汽车的同样价格买了一辆新汽车，因此这一买卖不盈不亏。

minori1979jp

2009/11/24
break in on = interrupt打断
Barbara is always breaking in on our private conversations.
巴巴拉老是打断我们的私下谈话。

break in the weather = change (for the better) in the weather天气转晴
We’re waiting for a break in the weather so that we can dig the garden.
我们正等着天气转晴，这样我们就可以翻种花园了。

daadai

2009/11/24
break in on = interrupt打断
My grandmather often wagged her jaw，but i couldn't bear to break in on.
我祖母经常喋喋不休，我却不忍心打断她。

break in the weather= change (for the better) in the weather天气转晴
I pray that there will be a break in the weather next week.
我祈祷下周天气可以转晴。

minori1979jp

2009/11/25
break into = begin vocalizing, or force an entry, or make an abrupt start突然发出；强行进入；突然开始
The whole audience broke into laughter.所有的观众突然大笑了起来。

Their house was broken into while they were away on holiday.
他们外出度假时，房子被人破门而入。