雅思口语 | English native speakers 也容易说错的5个短语,最后一个你踩坑了吗?
1 出于各种目的和意图
for all intensive and purposes ( ☓)
for all intents and purposes (√)
For all intents and purposes, the case is closed. 不论从哪点来看,事情到此为止。
2 闪光的并不都是金子;看起来有价值实际上不一定有
All that glitters is not gold. ( ☓)
All that glisters is not gold. (√)
3 某事不符合预期
a damp squid ( ☓)
a damp squib (√)
The Copenhagen climate accord may have been a damp squib, but it pushed governmentsa bit further in the right direction. 哥本哈根气候协议也许令人失望,但它推动各国政府向着正确方向稍微迈进了一步。
4 把某事扼杀在摇篮里
nip it in the butt ( ☓)
nip it in the bud (√)
You must take immediate action and nip it in the bud. 你必须立刻采取行动,防患于未然。
5 刹那之间
one foul swoop ( ☓)
one fell swoop (√)
Not all the authority's problems can be solved at one fell swoop. 问题没那么容易一下子解决。
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