酷兔英语

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  在前面几讲,我们向朋友们介绍了有关人类肢体名称的一些片语,如twist someone's arm(勉强某人),have the upper hand(占上风), be up in arms(生气的), drag one's heels(拖延)等等。今天我们继续来看两个这样的片语,一个是hand it to someone, 另一个是 give one's right arm.



   首先我们来看一看下面的例句:



   We have to hand it to you. You did a good job in the English exam.


   (译文:我们不得不佩服你,你在英语考试中考得非常好。)



   在这里,片语hand it to someone的意思是"佩服某人,承认某人的长处。" 在使用时,为了加强语气,人们习惯在前面加上have to. If you have to hand it to someone, usually, you tell him or her that you admire him or her. 特别是当别人做了一件非常成功的事情之后,为了称赞他们,我们常使用这个片语。



   He really made a great success this time. I'll hand it to him.


   (译文:这次他真的取得了很大成功,我佩服!)



   下面我们来看一看今天要学习的第二个片语:give one's right arm, 像以往一样,先来看一个例句:



   Nowadays, our parents always give their right arms to get their kids into a prestigious school.


   (译文:如今,我们的父母总是原意付出任何代价送他们的子女到声望很高的学校。)



   片语give one's right arm的意思是"付出任何代价都愿意。"大家都知道,大部分的人做事情都喜欢用右手,所以一个人的右臂是非常有用的(它控制着人们如何使用右手)。从字面上来看,如果有人为了做某事而付出了右臂,可以认为他什么代价都愿意付出,这不正是give one's right arm的意思吗?The idiom, to give one's right arm, used to say that someone would be willing to do anything to get or do something because they want it very much. For example:



   One of my friends who lived in America told me in his letter that he would give his right arm to live china, which is attractive to him.


  (译文:我的一位美国朋友在信中告诉我他愿意付出任何代价来中国居住,中国对他来说太有吸引力了。)


   结束语: 为了爱情,许多人愿意付出任何代价(give one's right arm), 而这些人的勇敢付出,又不得不令我们佩服(hand it to someone)。


 




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