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“单词背后的故事”是一个电台节目,通过讲故事和举例子,让英语学习者更系统地了解到英语习语的意思与用法。当然,要学以致用才能真正掌握这些习语哦。人靠衣装,穿上一套漂亮的衣服,感觉也会特别神清气爽哦!一起来学学跟衣着有关的习语吧,Ready? Go!
Everything I told you was true. I did not 1)talk through my hat or say something without knowing the facts.
Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. There is no need to keep it a secret, or to 2)keep it under your hat. In fact, if I keep talking, soon enough you will start to think I am an 3)old hat about this – a real expert. Do not be fooled, though. My friends sometimes call me 4)a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This is someone who acts like a good person, but is really a bad person.
I’m not really a bad person. But I do love clothes. It is always fun to get dressed up. I look great in my best clothes. When I put them on, I feel 5)decked out. You might say when I wear my best clothes, I 6)am dressed to the nines or dressed to the teeth. In fact, my husband says I look 7)dressed to kill. Of course, I would never kill anyone. But, there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasing to the eye.
My best clothes are not modern or fashionable. Maybe someday they will come into fashion. But I really do not care. They certainly look better on me than my 8)birthday suit. Did you know that everyone has a birthday suit? You wear it when are wearing no clothes at all. Babies are born wearing their birthday suits.
I am very careful with my clothes. I 9)handle them with kid gloves. I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothes 10)fit like a glove. They fit perfectly. But when I eat too much, I feel like my clothes might 11)burst at the seams. My clothes feel too restrictive and tight.
Some of the clothes I like best are 12)hand-me-downs. My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. I 13)live on a shoestring. I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clothes. However, my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes. Maybe someday 14)the shoe will be on the other foot. The opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me.
I admit, I dream of being rich. I dream that someday I will be able to live like a rich person. I will know what it is like to 15)walk in another person’s shoes. Some of my friends got rich by 16)riding someone else’s coattails. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But, I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself. What is said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember, 17)if the shoe fits, wear it.
Notes
1) talk through one’s head 信口开河,胡说八道
2) keep under one’s hat 对某事保密
3) old hat 陈腐的东西,过时的东西;非常熟悉或擅长的事物,专家
4) a wolf in sheep’s clothes 披着羊皮的狼,口蜜腹剑的人
5) be decked out (in / with sth.) 用……装饰/打扮
6) be dressed to the nines / teeth 打扮得非常漂亮,穿着华丽,穿得很讲究
7) be dressed to kill打扮得花枝招展,穿着华丽
8) birthday suit 赤身裸体,一丝不挂
9) handle with kid gloves 灵活处理,温和、小心对待
10) fit like a glove (大小、形状)完全合适,恰好合身
11) burst at the seams胀破,过满,过于拥挤
12) hand-me-down 别人用旧或不要而传到他人的东西,尤指留给弟弟妹妹的衣服
13) live on a shoestring 过极节俭的生活,靠很少钱过日子,过紧日子
14) the shoe is on the other foot 形势完全不同了,今非昔比
15) walk in someone’s shoes 设身处地,推己及人,相同经历
16) ride someone’s coattails 利用与成功人士的关系达到目的、获得成功
17) If the shoe fits, wear it. 如果是真的就承认吧/如果认为是对的就做吧。
Everything I told you was true. I did not 1)talk through my hat or say something without knowing the facts.
Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. There is no need to keep it a secret, or to 2)keep it under your hat. In fact, if I keep talking, soon enough you will start to think I am an 3)old hat about this – a real expert. Do not be fooled, though. My friends sometimes call me 4)a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This is someone who acts like a good person, but is really a bad person.
I’m not really a bad person. But I do love clothes. It is always fun to get dressed up. I look great in my best clothes. When I put them on, I feel 5)decked out. You might say when I wear my best clothes, I 6)am dressed to the nines or dressed to the teeth. In fact, my husband says I look 7)dressed to kill. Of course, I would never kill anyone. But, there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasing to the eye.
My best clothes are not modern or fashionable. Maybe someday they will come into fashion. But I really do not care. They certainly look better on me than my 8)birthday suit. Did you know that everyone has a birthday suit? You wear it when are wearing no clothes at all. Babies are born wearing their birthday suits.
I am very careful with my clothes. I 9)handle them with kid gloves. I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothes 10)fit like a glove. They fit perfectly. But when I eat too much, I feel like my clothes might 11)burst at the seams. My clothes feel too restrictive and tight.
Some of the clothes I like best are 12)hand-me-downs. My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. I 13)live on a shoestring. I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clothes. However, my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes. Maybe someday 14)the shoe will be on the other foot. The opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me.
I admit, I dream of being rich. I dream that someday I will be able to live like a rich person. I will know what it is like to 15)walk in another person’s shoes. Some of my friends got rich by 16)riding someone else’s coattails. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But, I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself. What is said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember, 17)if the shoe fits, wear it.
Notes
1) talk through one’s head 信口开河,胡说八道
2) keep under one’s hat 对某事保密
3) old hat 陈腐的东西,过时的东西;非常熟悉或擅长的事物,专家
4) a wolf in sheep’s clothes 披着羊皮的狼,口蜜腹剑的人
5) be decked out (in / with sth.) 用……装饰/打扮
6) be dressed to the nines / teeth 打扮得非常漂亮,穿着华丽,穿得很讲究
7) be dressed to kill打扮得花枝招展,穿着华丽
8) birthday suit 赤身裸体,一丝不挂
9) handle with kid gloves 灵活处理,温和、小心对待
10) fit like a glove (大小、形状)完全合适,恰好合身
11) burst at the seams胀破,过满,过于拥挤
12) hand-me-down 别人用旧或不要而传到他人的东西,尤指留给弟弟妹妹的衣服
13) live on a shoestring 过极节俭的生活,靠很少钱过日子,过紧日子
14) the shoe is on the other foot 形势完全不同了,今非昔比
15) walk in someone’s shoes 设身处地,推己及人,相同经历
16) ride someone’s coattails 利用与成功人士的关系达到目的、获得成功
17) If the shoe fits, wear it. 如果是真的就承认吧/如果认为是对的就做吧。