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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