和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Numbers Part Two

2010-09-19来源:和谐英语
3. 含有three及third的成语。

  (1) three-bottle man 大酒徒
  His grandfather is a three-bottle man.                                                   
  他外公是个大酒徒。

  (2) third dimension 真实感
  The film seems to have a third dimension.
  这部电影看起来有真实感。


  4.含有four的成语

  (1) foursquare 直率的;坦白的
  The girl is four square.
  这女孩很直率。

  (2) on all fours 爬着
  The baby goes on all fours.
  这婴儿在地上爬行。

  (3) four-lettered words 下流话
  These books are full of four-lettered words.
  这些书里脏话连篇。

  (4) in fours 每组四个
  Students are standing in a line,in fours.
  学生们每组四人排成队。


含有five或fifth的成语

  (1) five-star 很出色;第一流的;五星级的
  The house is five-star in the village.
  这房子在该村是一流水平的。

  (2) five and ten 便宜的
  The meat is five and ten recently.
  最近肉类很便宜。

  (3) fifth wheel 多余的人(或物);备用轮
  The chair is a fifth wheel, please take it away.
  这把椅子是多余的,请把它搬走。

  (4) take the fifth 拒绝回答
  I asked him many question, but he took the fifth.
  我问了他很多问题,可他拒绝回答。