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各位老铁早上好!
还有不到两个小时
有的小伙伴就要走上四级的考场了
希望你们个个名为过儿
毕竟在座的各位都是ball of fire
小八不是说你们是火球哦
而是夸你们才智过人
今天我们就来学习一下和fire有关的表达
ball of fire
An ambitious and enthusiastic person.
才智、精力过人的人。
I always knew that Lauren would grow up to be successful—she was a real ball of fire as a kid.
我一直知道劳伦长大后会成功——她小时候就才智过人。
between two fires
Between two sources of conflict.
遭两面夹攻;左右为难
When my dad joined my mom in criticizing me, I felt like I was caught between two fires.
当我爸爸和妈妈一起批评我时,我觉得自己受到了两面围攻。
carry fire in one hand
and water in the other
To be duplicitous. To deceive.
口是心非,欺骗
I think Kim carries fire in one hand and water in the other .She's nice to my face, but I've heard her talking about me behind my back!
我觉得Kim是个两面派。她当我面对我很好,但我听到她在背后谈论我。
Hang/hold fire
To delay or be delayed in taking action
(使行动)延迟;(使)迟缓
I know you want to start on that project, but hang fire until I get these questions answered by the boss.
我知道你想开始那个项目,但是在老板回答我这些问题之前,不要着急。
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.
这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。
have irons in the fire
To have several simultaneous activities or potential undertakings or opportunities.
同时有很多事情要做
I have many irons in the fire at work right now and it's going to be tricky to balance all of them over the next few weeks.
我现在有很多事情要做,在接下来的几周里平衡这些事将会很棘手。
A: 'How's the job search going?'
B: 'No interviews yet, but I have many irons in the fire.'
A:“求职进展如何?”
B:“还没有面试,但是我有很多事情要做。”
play with fire
To do something that risks causing one harm, damage, or misfortune; to do something dangerous.
玩火,冒险
They're playing with fire if they think they can get away with dodging these corporate taxes.
如果他们认为可以逃避这些公司税,那他们就是在玩火。
the fat is in the fire
Problems are about to begin.
刚发生的事带来了近在眼前的麻烦,造成随时可能爆发的隐伏危机
Just so you know, Mom found out you lied to her. The fat
is in the fire now, huh?
你要知道,妈妈发现你对她撒谎了。你摊上事儿了,是吧?
Be/come under fire
To be criticized severely for sth. you have done
受到严厉批评;遭到猛烈批判
The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
卫生部长受到来自各方的责难
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Good Friday 耶稣受难日
Friday face 气色不佳
black Friday 发生金融风暴或大型灾难的一天
man/girl/person Friday 得力助手
when two Fridays come together表否定
it'll be a frosty Friday不可能发生发生的事
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