2009年4月15日 星期三

Idiom

touch base - 與…連絡
to talk to someone in order to find out how they are or what they think about something

pick (someone's) brain - 聽取專家的的建議;向專家求救
to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do

up to speed - 掌握並精通最新資訊
to have all the latest information about a subject or an activity

at random - 隨機地;任意地
without choosing intentionally; by chance

get a kick out of - 得到極大的樂趣
to enjoy doing something very much

the ticket - 正是所需之物
very suitable and exactly what is needed

foot the bill - 負擔費用;付帳
to pay for something

save for a rainy day - 未雨綢繆;存錢以備不時之需
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when it might be needed

on the line - 置身於危險之中
in a dangerous situation in which something could be lost or harmed

in-your-face - 挑釁的;明目張膽的
shocking or annoying in a way that is difficult to ignore

(beauty is) in the eye of the beholder - 因各人觀點不同而有所差異;(情人)眼裡出西施
author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford is credited ith coining this saying which means each person has his or her own opinion about what or who is beautiful

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