举一些例子供大家参考。2 s9 {+ [5 A U* m
1. Head Start
; E3 t" ]/ H+ g7 h/ M5 v; [如果这两个字开头的字母是大写,则连在一起是一个专有名词,指的是美国政府为贫穷或弱智的儿童设立的一种训练机构,帮助他们,希望他们在进小学之前能赶上教学进度。也就是:U.S. government tries to give extra - help for those underprivileged children before entering first grade. (underprivileged 比poor 更委婉些)9 G# q- q. Y* A
例如:
! Q; k: w9 ]# t5 c1 a8 M4 c) _Many poor parents send their children to Head Start.
( Y# ^* N0 G1 I0 o, Z* m但是如果head start的字母是小写,那么就是普通名词了,是指比別人早着手,或领先、有利,即:advance start or advantage4 o" r% Y0 B/ z* p, D+ u1 K
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To know more colloquial expressions is a head start in learning English. (了解更多的俗语对学习英语有好处。)
8 T3 s* c2 i0 l9 h4 ?2. blue blood
$ X' ^' E) K. }+ W6 Z( r是指有钱人或出身富家的人 (rich or wealthy people)
2 a W- f$ d6 C; m$ X$ v" I例如:
1 V( A% R, u& a7 j7 S QSome people do not want to admit that they have blue blood. (有些人不愿承认自己是富家出身。); s5 S+ x7 I1 Q& t' [
Many blue blooded children attend this private school. (许多有钱人家的孩子就读这所私立学校。)4 A9 Q0 ]$ l% j& \- V
3. bed of roses' \$ N# J) q# B
意思是称心如意的境遇;美好、理想的"安乐窝"(everything seems to be wonderful)
9 |0 ?3 J5 k/ F7 C& _: b例如:Life is not always a bed of roses. (生活未必都是称心如意的。)
: s G; s. ^2 K1 a* _) O4. from soup to nuts
6 G* }3 N' G: B+ T意思是从头到尾,自始至终;或是一应俱全,完整详尽(多半是指物品方面)。) p- G# T: c' m0 |
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: F7 u4 k* F$ X4 F9 Y6 `, pThis store sells everything from soup to nuts. (这家商店出售的货品一应俱全。)" ]3 H; l* _7 h6 [* y
My office is supplied from soup to nuts. (我办公室里的用品十分齐全。)
8 j5 @3 i+ O8 ^* i但是如果指知识丰富的话,则不用这个词,而是通常用 from A to Z来表达,。3 L- z, y# x, Y7 [6 E
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6 w" ?% h! k3 D/ bMr. Greenspan knows economics from A to Z. (格林斯潘先生在经济方面的知识非常丰富。) |