学几个有用的短语和几句肉麻的话。
No.
01
up and down
up:向上
down:向下
up and down:上上下下
🌰:She eyed me up and down.
她上下打量着我。
拓展:ups and downs(起落,兴衰)
🌰:ups and downs of life
人生的沉浮
No.
02
in and out
in:里面
out:外面
in and out:里里外外
🌰:breathe in and out
呼吸
拓展:
ins and outs(里里外外的细节,来龙去脉)
🌰:I've been doing this job for over ten years, and I know the ins and outs of how this pace works.
我在这里工作十多年了,我知道这里运作的所有细节。
No.
03
on and off
on:开
off:关
on and off:断断续续
🌰:It has been raining on and off all day.
这雨断断续续的下了一天。
No.
04
here and there
here:这里
there:那里
here and there:到处
🌰:I do a bit of teaching here and there.
我零零散散的到处教些课。
No.
05
now and then
now:现在
then:当时
now and then:时不时,偶尔
🌰:I like to go to the theater now and then.
我喜欢偶尔看看电影。
No.
06
back and forth
back:向后
forth:向前
back and forth:来回,往返
🌰:I go back and forth to pick up my daughter every day.
我每天来回接送女儿。
back and forth 还有另一种写法:
backwards and forwards,意思是一样的!
No.
07
be-all and end-all
字典解释:
想一想:
“你是我生命的全部意义!”怎么说?
☞ You are the be-all and end-all of my existence!