日積月累學口語:10句"歐洲國名"相關的地道表達

French leave 不告而別

eg. Many of the boys at the school took French leave to go to the football match.
學校裏很多孩子曠課去看足球比賽。

Indian giver 送東西給人日後又討回的人

eg. Toby may have given you these books, but don't start celebrating yet. He's famous for being an Indian giver.
託比可能送給你這幾本書了，但是不要高興得太早。他送東西又往回要，是出了名的。

Spanish castle 空中樓閣；不切實際

eg. The life science is not a Spanish Castle. Its courses are quite popular with non-science majors.

生命科學並不是不切實際的空談，這門課程在非理工科的大學生中很受歡迎。

Pardon/Excuse my French 原諒我說話粗魯

eg. Who the hell do you think you are...excuse my French.
你以爲你是什麼東西……不好意思我罵人了。

Italian hand 幕後操縱；暗中干預

eg. I sensed that fellow's Italian hand in this matter.
我感覺到那傢伙在幕後操縱這件事。

Irish bull 自相矛盾，荒唐可笑的說法

eg. "It was hereditary in his family to have no children" is a well known Irish bull.
“沒有後嗣是他家族的遺傳”這句話是衆所周知的自相矛盾的笑話。

Dutch courage 酒後之勇

eg. The poor man beat his boss by means of Dutch courage.
那個可憐的人借酒勁打了他的老闆。

French window 落地窗

eg. Hook the French window when you come in.
你進來的時候把落地窗關好。

Spanish athlete 愛吹牛的人

eg. He is a Spanish athlete.
他是個好吹牛的人。

Greek gift 害人的禮物

eg. It is a Greek gift to you.
這是圖謀害你的禮物。