儿中英惯用短语:
| - 他的脑筋差点事儿. He's a bit weak in the top storey, ie not very intelligent
- n. 他的藉口站不住脚, 很快就没词儿了（不作声了）. His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence).
- v. 他的行为已经离格儿了. His conduct offended against the rules of decent behaviour
- n. 他的衣服破成了条儿耷拉著. His clothes hung in tatters
- adj. 他的话有些是走了板儿了. Some of his remarks were rather off-key, ie not fitting or suitable
- n. 他看到这麽多儿童挨饿十分气愤. The sight of so many starving children made his gorge rise
- adj. 他看著儿子射入一球获胜, 也感到同样兴奋. He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal
- n. 他穷得连一个子儿也没有. He hasn't a sou, ie He's very poor
- n. 他耍了个手腕儿花言巧语地从父亲那里得到了钱. He wheedled money from his father with considerable finesse
- n. 他脖子上挂著身分牌儿. He wears an identity disc round his neck
- n. 他自命不凡. a cat-and-dog life a life in which partners are frequently or constantly quarrelling （在一起居住者）经常吵架的生活. a cat in hell's chance (of doing sth) (infml 口) no chance at all 一点儿机会也没有. curiosity killed the cat => curiosity. let the He thinks he's the cat's whiskers, ie has a high opinion of himself.
- adj. 他获悉女儿出生不禁欣喜若狂. He was ecstatic at the news of his daughter's birth
- adj. 他见过的虐待儿童最残忍的一例 one of the worst cases of child abuse he'd ever seen
- adj. 他觉得事关自己的儿子就很难保持客观态度了. He finds it difficult to remain objective where his son is concerned
- v. 他认为不应溺爱儿童. He doesn't believe that children should be mollycoddled
- v. 他让儿子从事银行业. He's launching his son on a career in banking
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