托福词汇表达之“祸不单行”汇总
2015-01-21来源:互联网
The village of Debundscha in the Republic of Cameroon is thought to be oneof the wettest places on earth. Its location at the foot of Mount Cameroon,facing the South Atlantic Ocean, gives it a long rainy season and a very wetclimate with about 10,300 millimetres of rainfall every year.
喀麦隆共和国的Debundscha是世界上最潮湿的地方之一。它坐落于喀麦隆山山脚,面朝南大西洋,也因此拥有了漫长的雨季和极度潮湿的气候,年降水量约为10300毫米。(10300毫米是什么概念呢?中国的淮河流域年降水量约为800毫米,广东、台湾等地的年降水量也不过2000毫米。)
关于pour一词,还有另外一个谚语:pour cold water on
这个短语的字面意思就是把冷水泼到……上,而它的实际意义也正如中文俗语“泼冷水”,即批评某人的想法或计划不切实际。
例句:I wanted to walk up the mountain but Jane threw cold water on the idea.She insisted on taking the cable car.
我想徒步登山,但简给我泼了冷水。她坚持坐缆车上山。
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