英语情景对话:
A: The poor girl is up to the eyes in study all the day.
这个可怜的女孩整天忙着学习。
B: Yeah, she has a lot of homework.
是的,她有很多功课要做。
A: Today’s children have not the chance to play, to make fun of them.
现在的孩子可是没有时间完了。
B: Right. So in some way we are happier.
是的,相比之下,我们就幸福多了。
A: Yeah, at least when we are children, we have not so much homework to do.
是的,至少当我们是孩子的时候,最起码没有那么的作业。
对话精讲
地道表达
【地道短语】
up to the eyes
【解词释义】
这个引喻来自一个工作量很大的人,好像完全被水淹没了一样。
【支持范例-1】
The boss is up to the eyes in work.
老板的工作忙得不可开交。
【支持范例-2】
I'm up to my eyes in arrangements, for the training sessions.
我也正忙着为培训课程作安排。
【近似短语】
up to the shoulders
up to the neck
up to the ears
词海拾贝
make fun of:取笑,拿......开玩笑
【例句-1】
It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
嘲笑残疾人是不对的。
【例句-2】
It was miserable of you to make fun of him.
你取笑他,这是可耻的。
in some way:在某种意义上
【例句】
Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
at least:至少
【例句-1】
We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.
如欲取消,请至少提前24小时告知。
【例句-2】
At least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
杰里米回去道歉至少是有礼貌的举动。