1. All thumbs
滿手都是大拇指(笨手笨腳)
He is all thumbs. = He is uncoordinated.
他笨手笨腳的。
例子:I am all thumbs at shuffing cards. Whenever I try, half of the deck falls on the floor.
我洗牌時(shí)笨手笨腳的。每一次我洗牌,總有半幅牌掉在地上。
2. An ace up my sleeve
袖里的王牌
I have an ace up my sleeve. = I have a plan that is unknown to others that will trick them.
我還有個(gè)不為人知的計(jì)劃能治服他們。
例子:He thinks that he can beat me at tennis, but I have an ace up my sleeve. When he watched me play, I used my right hand and I am actually left handed.
他以為他打網(wǎng)球能贏我,豈不知我還有袖里乾坤。他看我練球時(shí),我只用右手,其實(shí)我是個(gè)左撇子。
3. An open and shut case
明顯的事件。
It was an open and shut case. = It was easy to figure out or to understand.
這件事很容易了解。
例子:There were many things that made us end our relationship; it was not an open and shut case.
我們分手的原因很多,這不是容易說得清的事情。
滿手都是大拇指(笨手笨腳)
He is all thumbs. = He is uncoordinated.
他笨手笨腳的。
例子:I am all thumbs at shuffing cards. Whenever I try, half of the deck falls on the floor.
我洗牌時(shí)笨手笨腳的。每一次我洗牌,總有半幅牌掉在地上。
2. An ace up my sleeve
袖里的王牌
I have an ace up my sleeve. = I have a plan that is unknown to others that will trick them.
我還有個(gè)不為人知的計(jì)劃能治服他們。
例子:He thinks that he can beat me at tennis, but I have an ace up my sleeve. When he watched me play, I used my right hand and I am actually left handed.
他以為他打網(wǎng)球能贏我,豈不知我還有袖里乾坤。他看我練球時(shí),我只用右手,其實(shí)我是個(gè)左撇子。
3. An open and shut case
明顯的事件。
It was an open and shut case. = It was easy to figure out or to understand.
這件事很容易了解。
例子:There were many things that made us end our relationship; it was not an open and shut case.
我們分手的原因很多,這不是容易說得清的事情。