英语中有好多单词的意义和表面看起来完全没关系,但如果把它们放在一起就会产生意想不到的意思。新航道
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When the stars are out(1), they are visible, but when the lights are out(2), they are invisible.
星星出来了,我们能看到它们;灯灭了,我们就什么也看不见了。
We find that quicksand(3) can work slowly, boxing rings(4) are square and a guinea pig(5) is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
流沙其实流得很慢;拳击台是方形的;实验用的小豚鼠的老家不是几内亚,长相和猪属于两种型。
Sweetmeats(6) are candies while sweetbreads(7), which aren't sweet, are meat.
蜜饯(sweetmeats)不是肉,是甜的;杂碎(sweetbreads)是肉,不是甜的。
How can a slim chance(8) and a fat chance(9) be the same, while a wise man(10) and wise guy(11) are opposites?
胖瘦截然相反,可后面跟着chance就都变成“机会渺茫”了;聪明人(wise man)改一个词,就沦落为自作聪明的人(wise guy)。
If a vegetarian(12) eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian(13) eat?
素食主义者吃蔬菜,人道主义者吃什么?
There is no egg in eggplant (14)nor ham in hamburger(15); neither apple nor pine in pineapple(3).
鸡蛋和茄子没什么血缘关系;苹果和凤梨的长相差距很大。
English muffins(16) weren't invented in England or French fries(17) in France.
英式松饼的家乡不是英国;炸土豆条的发源地也不是法国。
How can overlook(18) and oversee(19) be opposites, while quite a lot(20) and quite a few(21) are alike?
Look和see是近义词,但oversee监视,overlook意思怎么就是忽视呢;A lot和a few是反义词,但与quite连用,怎么都表示很多的意思呢!
When you wind up your watch(22), you start it, but when you wind up an essay(23), you end it?
给表上发条,表就开始走了;wind up一篇文章,文章到此结束啦。
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