英语中像“put their feet up ”这样的短语、相当于脑筋急转弯的短语到底有多少?帮忙多写出来、或者告诉

英语中像“put their feet up ”这样的短语、相当于脑筋急转弯的短语到底有多少?帮忙多写出来、或者告诉
英语中像“put their feet up ”这样的短语、相当于脑筋急转弯的短语到底有多少?帮忙多写出来、或者告诉

英语中像“put their feet up ”这样的短语、相当于脑筋急转弯的短语到底有多少?帮忙多写出来、或者告诉
1. lame duck:不中用的人
A lame duck manager cannot bring his business back on to the normal track.
一个无能的经理无法把他的企业重新拉回正常经营轨道上去.
2. double whammy:双重灾难,祸不单行
Yestersay I had a real whammy. My boss fired me, and my wife asked for a divorce.
我昨天真是祸不单行.老板把我炒鱿鱼,我太太又要求离婚.
3. fool's paradise: 黄粱美梦
A: Does the chairman realize that our company's business is going downhill?
董事长知道我们公司的业务在走下坡吗?
B:I don't think so. I'm afraid he is still living in a fool's paradise.
我想他不知道.他恐怕还在做他的黄粱美梦呢.
4. all washed up 彻底完蛋
Did you hear that Gloria's marriage is all washed up? She found her husband was seeing another woman, so she packed up, took the kids and moved out. Now she's suing for divorce.
你听说了没有,格洛里亚的婚姻是彻底完蛋了.她发现她的丈夫有外遇,因此她收拾起自己的东西,带着孩子搬出去了.现在,她向法院申请离婚.
5.out of thin air: 凭空,无中生有地
Unfortunately, I can't just conjure up the money out of thin air!
遗憾的是,我可不能用戏法凭空变出钱来.
6.Get a foot in the door 迈出了第一步
You know that beautiful girl who sits ahead of me in English class? She keeps turning me down for dates, but I finally got a foot in the door today: she met me for coffee after class.
你知道英语课坐在我前面那个很漂亮的女孩子吗?我请她出去玩,她老是拒绝我.可是,今天我算是迈出了第一步,她下课后和我一起喝咖啡了.
7. basket case 毫无能力和希望的情景
I'm really worried--our company is losing so much money these days that if things don't get better in the next two months we'll be a basket case and have to go out of business.
我真是非常担心,我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱,要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话,我们就彻底没有希望,只好倒闭了.
8. been around the clock 精通,有经验,是个老手
Let' s ask Justin how to deal with this situation. He' s been around the clock a few times.
去问问贾斯丁怎么处理这种事,他非常有经验.
9.give /pay lip service to 只是说说而已,不采取实际行动
Politicians often pay lip service to many important issues during an election but they don' t fulfill their promises once they are elected.
政客们在大选中对很多大事都只是嘴上工夫而已,一旦当选就没人会履行诺言.
10. down and out 穷困潦倒
John is a big spender and never thinks of saving a penny. So since he lost his job last month, he has been completely down and out.
约翰花钱大手大脚从来不知道存钱.所以,上个月丢了工作以后就完全落魄了.

1．What stays hot even if put in a fridge？（什么东西就是放在冰箱里也是热的？）回答是：Pepper（辣椒）。（hot 有两个意思：热的；辣的。）
2．Which side is the left side of a pie？（哪边是馅饼的左边）？
回答是： The side that is not eaten，yet．（还没有吃的那一边）。（...

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1．What stays hot even if put in a fridge？（什么东西就是放在冰箱里也是热的？）回答是：Pepper（辣椒）。（hot 有两个意思：热的；辣的。）
2．Which side is the left side of a pie？（哪边是馅饼的左边）？
回答是： The side that is not eaten，yet．（还没有吃的那一边）。（the left side of a pie 有两层意思：饼的左边；饼剩下没吃的那一边。）
3.Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad？爸爸和妈妈谁和你更亲？
Keys：Mom is closer， because dad is farther．妈妈更亲，因为爸爸更远。
4.．Can you go to the Cinema With your watch broken？你手表坏了，可以去看电影吗？
Keys：Of course not，for I don’t have the time．当然不行，因为我没有时间。（I don’t have the time 有两种理①我没有时间；②我没戴表或我的表坏了，不知道时间。）
5.Why is the comet like Micky Mouse？为什么说彗星像米老鼠？
Keys：It’s a star with a tail．因为它是带着一根尾巴的星星。（tail/teil/ n．（动物的）尾巴；彗（星）尾）
6.What’s the largest room in the world？世界上最大的房间是什么房间？
Keys：The room for improvement．.. 改进的空间。
7.What’s the poorest bank in the world？最没有钱的银行是什么银行？
Keys：The river bank．.. 河堤。(bank n．银行；堤岸)
8.When is coffee like the surface of the earth？咖啡什么时候像地球表面？
Keys：When it’s ground．.. 被碾成粉末时。(ground n．地面，它也是grind/grind/v．磨
碎，碾碎的过去分词形式。)
9.What month do soldiers hate？当兵的不喜欢几月份？
Keys：March．.. 三月。(march n．行军)
10.When is a person not a person？什么时候人不是人？
Keys：When he is a little cross．.. 当他有点恼怒时。(cross adj．烦恼，恼火； n．十字架)
11.When is a door not a door？什么时候门不是门？
Keys：When it’s ajar．.. 当它虚掩时。(ajar/+＇DNα：/adj．（门）虚掩着，露了一条缝的
音似ajar（一只壶）。)
12.When are boys not boys？什么时候男孩不是男孩？
Keys：When they’re bare-footed．.. 当他们赤脚时。(bare-footed 赤脚，音似bear-footed，脚和熊一样。)
13.When is a clock dangerous？什么时候时钟是危险的？
Keys：When it runs down the stairs and strikes one．.. 当它滚下楼梯敲响一点钟时。(strikes one 另一层意思是：击中一个人)
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