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Ants in one’s pants (坐立不安)

说明

pants是“裤子”,如果一个人的裤子里有蚂蚁,他那种狼狈情况可想而知。此语用来指一些人因焦急或气愤等而“坐立不安”。如果对方是女性而又穿着裙子的,可以说ants in her skirt

He has got ants in his pants.

---------他坐立不安.

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At your disposal ( 由你做主)

说明

这句片语表示“由你做主”,“听你支配”,以示谦让与尊重。

Say anything you like. I am at your disposal now.

---------你出主意吧,我完全听你的。

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5.to call up: (to telephone)

【说明】

to call up (打电话给……)后面一定要有受词,也就是接电话的人。如果受词是代名词的话,常插在call与up 之间。

【例】

(1) I forgot to call up Mr. Jones yesterday although I promised to call him up exactly at three o’clock.

我昨天忘记打电话给钟斯先生,虽然我答应了在三点钟的时候打电话给他的。

(2) Did anyone call me up while I was out?

我出去的时候有人打电话来找我吗?

6.to turn on : (to start, begin)

【说明】

to turn on (扭开,打开)指扭开电灯,电炉,电扇,煤气等的按钮或开关,以及自来水的水龙头等而言。开电灯也可以用put on the light.

【例】

(1) Please turn on the light. This room is dark.

请你扭开电灯,这房间太黑暗了。

(2) Someone turned on the radiator in this room while we were out.

我们外出时,有人把房内的电炉扭开了。  


 

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