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校园英语口语习惯用语第154期:hold water

2015-05-06来源:和谐英语

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hold water（理由）站得住脚

【讲解】

hold water原意为容器“装得住水,不漏水”, 引申为“合乎逻辑，有说服力”。例如:This argument can’t hold water.(这个论点没有说服力)在汉语口语中我们常说“站得住脚”。

【对话】

A:Why didn't you go to school today?

A:你今天为什么没上学？

B:I felt sick when I got up.

B:我起床的时候觉得不太舒服。

A:That just dont' hold water. I saw you play basketball around the comer just now!

A:这个借口根本站不住脚，我刚才还看见你在打篮球！

B:I just felt better in the afternoon, so I thought it not bad to do some sport for a while.

B:下午的时候我觉得好多了，所以我想去活动活动也不错。