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学习外语的过程就是一个记忆的过程,而记忆的最大秘诀就是重复, 重复,再重复,也就是少吃多餐!而抱怨记忆差的人,往往就是那些只会说不会做的人!

A to Z

A和Z是英文字母组开头和结尾的两个字母,所以“A to Z”的含义是“由头到尾”,即指事情的始末。

I know that from A to Z.

--------对于那件事,我全盘知晓。

Above board

是船上的甲板,但此语不能照字面解释为“在甲板之上”,其含义是“见得光的”,也就是“光明正大的”。

His business dealings were above board.

--------他的生意来往是光明正大的。

Happy as the the day is long What joy! What happiness! At last school is over for the summer. No more books, no more studies! Teddy is happy as the day is long. When a person is very content, cheerful and happy he is happy as the day is long. “How I wish that the summer holiday would last forever,” Teddy smiled.

当一个人觉得很满足,很快乐,很幸福的时候,他便是Happy as the day is long”。

Name drop / Name-dropper Have you ever known people who name drops? If you know prominent or influential people, maybe you name drop. Those who name drop are called name-droppers. They like to impress people by mentioning the names of important people, and that is what it means to name drop.

有些人为了去给别人留下印象,便“NAME DROP”, 即是于言谈间,提及他们认识的名人或要人,这些人都有是在社会上显著和有影响力的。那些NAME DROP 的人,便被称为NAME-DROPPER。


 

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