點滴英語天天學第207期:雅思詞彙(46)
1.表述:eat one’s hat
釋義:To do something extraordinary. (我的名字倒着寫,我把腦袋給你,我就跟你姓)
例句:I’ll eat my hat if our advertisement actually brings us a president.
如果我們的廣告真能給我們帶來一位總統,我的名字就倒着寫。
Kevin is always late, so if he actually shows up on time, I'll eat my hat.
凱文老是遲到,要是他真能準時到的話,我把腦袋給你。
Michigan has a great football team this fall. If we do not win the national championship this year, I'll eat my hat.
密執安大學今年秋天絕對會有一個非常強的足球隊。要是我們今年不能獲得全國足球賽冠軍的話,我就跟你姓。
I'd eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.
如果我把這消息泄露給她的話,我把我的腦袋給你。
2.表述:early bird
釋義: Someone who arrives early to an event. (捷足先登者)
例句:There were some early birds who arrived before the party was set to start.
聚會開始前,就有一些早起的人到了。
The early birds get the best seats.
早到的人得到最好的座位。
釋義2:A person who gets up early. (起牀起得早的人)
例句:I never miss sunrise. I'm an early bird.
我從不錯過日出,因為我是一個早起的人。
The early birds were up at dawn and ready for breakfast.
起得早的人在黎明時分就起牀準備早餐了。