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Two peas in a pod

BBC地道英语 – Two peas in a pod

“Two peas in a pod” 有时也写成 “peas in a pod”,它以暗喻(be two peas in a pod)或明喻(like two peas in a pod)的修辞手法来形容两个人的长相就好比 “一个豆荚里的两颗豌豆” 一样,非常相似或一模一样。

Someone to lean on

BBC地道英语 – Someone to lean on

如果你有一个 “someone to lean on(可以依靠的人)”,这意味着当你遇到麻烦、感到伤心或沮丧的时候,你知道这个人会给予你帮助和支持。

Get your own way

BBC地道英语 – Get your own way

“Get your own way” 的意思是 “劝服别人按你喜欢的方式做事,以达到自己的目的”。它从侧面突出了某人性格强势,控制欲强,随心所欲。

Build bridges with someone

BBC地道英语 – Build bridges with someone

“Build bridges with someone” 用来描述尝试与某人建立关系,搭建友谊的桥梁。它往往用于人们相互猜疑、缺乏信任的情况下,通过建立友谊,增加沟通,从而改善关系。

Be a law unto themselves

BBC地道英语 – Be a law unto themselves

“Be a law unto themselves” 用来形容某人 “自行其是,我行我素”,因此他们是相当不可预测的。除了可以用来描述一个不遵循规章制度的人以外,这个表达也可以用来描述运转异常的机器或其它物体。

Barack Obama on DNC 2024

奥巴马在2024年民主党全国大会上的讲话

As much as any policy or program, I believe that’s what we yearn for — a return to an America where we work together and look out for each other. A restoration of what Lincoln called, on the eve of civil war, “our bonds of affection.” An America that taps what he called “the better angels of our nature.”

Michelle Obama on DNC 2024

米歇尔·奥巴马在2024年民主党全国大会上的讲话

In 77 days, we have the power to turn our country away from the fear, division and smallness of the past. We have the power to marry our hope with our action. We have the power to pay forward the love, sweat and sacrifice of our mothers and fathers and all those who came before us.

Have a shared history

BBC地道英语 – Have a shared history

“Have a shared history (with someone)” 可以描述你与某人有共同的过往经历。这个人可能和你一起长大,也可能曾经和你在同一所大学读书,或者你们曾一同共事过。这个表达可以暗示因为你和某人拥有共同的经历,所以你们能理解没有这类经历的人不容易理解的事情。

Mind your language

BBC地道英语 – Mind your language

“Mind your language” 用来提醒某人,尤其是孩子,说话要小心,措辞要谨慎,言语要得体,以免触怒或冒犯他人。
其中的动词 “mind(注意)” 可以用 “watch” 替换,即 “watch your language”,意思不变。

President Barack Obama addresses the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.

奥巴马在2016年第71届联合国大会上的讲话

We have to remember that the choices of individual human beings led to repeated world war. But we also have to remember that the choices of individual human beings created a United Nations, so that a war like that would never happen again.

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