英文慣用語10句第七集(English Idioms Episode 7)
慣用語往往短小精悍，富於哲理，具有較高的概括性和表達性，眾多學者、語言學家和文字工作者對其推崇備至。慣用語無處不在，其形式和意義的約定俗成和文字的風趣幽默大大增強了語言的生命力和表現力。
─摘自《英漢成語異同比較》作者
肖芬(Xiao Fen)老師，中國，中南財經政法大學外語學院副教授。
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1. butter up拍馬屁/stuck up臭屁
To butter someone up＝is
to be really nice to him so that you can ask him for something. or flatter with the intention of getting
something to.
butter up 就是為了得到好處而拍人馬屁。
flatter也是奉承的意思。
butter up的例句：
1. She was
really nice to me one day. She offered to help me with my homework and
everything. It turns out , she was just buttering
me up so that she
could ask me to help her move to a new apartment.
她有一天對我非常好。她幫忙我的家庭作業以及任何事，結果是她對我好只是想讓你幫忙搬家！
2. I guess, but
what bothers me is that she ignored me until she needed my help with something.
She was only nice to me when she was buttering
me up to ask for
help.
原來如此．她過去從來不理你，到了要你幫忙的時候才來拍馬屁．那她也真是太會利用人了。
3. Are you trying to butter
me up for something?
4. I needed to butter you up to get some of your chocolates.
4. I needed to butter you up to get some of your chocolates.
5. Don't bother
buttering
up to me. I'm too old a hand to be won over by flattery.
不必勞駕來拍我馬屁。我可是個老資格，才不吃那一套哩。
6. wish you'd
stop trying to butter me up.我希望你不要再恭維我了。
7. He tried
hard to butter up the Mayor他拼命拍市長馬屁。
8. He is
two-faced subordinate and knows how to butter up the president!
他是個兩面人的下屬，他懂得如何向總裁阿諛諂媚。
9. People have
a fine sense of who to butter up.
人們很明白應該阿諛奉承誰。
圖1. butter up拍馬屁。
stuck up高傲的,自大的,神氣活現的。＝conceited自負
stuck是stick的過去式，不過 stickup =搶劫；stuck-up =自大(full of oneself, huge ago)，自命不凡。
1. Listen carefully ！ This is a stickup
！Put all your money inside these bags before I kill
you.
聽清楚!這是搶劫!在我未殺掉你們之前，立即將所有錢放進袋裡去。
stuck up的例句：
1. Tell your stuck-up
nanny miss Hawthorne I apologize to her too.
告訴你那神氣活現的奶媽，霍索恩小姐，我向她道歉…
2. Week by week
her list grew: I was skinny; I wasn't a good student; I was a tomboy; I talked
too loud; I was stuck-up and so on.
時間越久，她挑的毛病就越多：我瘦得皮包骨啦，不是個好學生啦，是個假小子啦，我說話聲音太大啦，自高自大啦，等等。
3. I don't like
no stuck-up
people like this.
我不喜歡人表現的這樣神氣活現的
4. The new girl
at school seems stuck-up but I think she is just a little shy.
學校中新來的女孩似乎很高傲的樣子，但我想她只是有點害羞而已。
5. She is very
pretty，but that is hardly sufficient reason for her to be so stuck up.她非常漂亮，但這不足以成為她自負的理由。
6. You are so stuck. 你很臭屁.
Jack:
Dude, twelve o'clock, the one in the pearls. Nice huh?
傑克:老兄，在十二點鐘的位置，看那個珠光寶氣的女郎，漂亮吧？
Shawn: Don't waste your time. You can do better. Trust me. She is so stuck up. Shawn:別浪費時間了，你可以找個更好的。相信我，她很傲慢。
傑克:老兄，在十二點鐘的位置，看那個珠光寶氣的女郎，漂亮吧？
Shawn: Don't waste your time. You can do better. Trust me. She is so stuck up. Shawn:別浪費時間了，你可以找個更好的。相信我，她很傲慢。
7. Seth has a huge male ago ！ I can't
believe you're going out with someone who is full of himself！ He has got
to be the most stuck-up man I know.
Seth的自尊心那麼強，我真難以相信妳可以和一個那麼自大的人拍拖，他是認識的人當中最傲慢的。
Stop acting all stuck-up. You are nobody.
圖2. stuck up高傲的,自大的,神氣活現的。
2. If it’s not one thing, it’s
another
一波未平一波又起！or 禍不單行！
When many different things are going wrong in a short period of time
people sometimes say "If it's not one thing, it's another!" This is to say
that if "one thing"
is not causing a problem, "another"
is.
當在短時間內許多事情紛紛出錯、狀況頻頻時，我們可以說If it's not one thing, it's another.，意思是如果這件事(one thing)沒有出錯造成問題，另一件事(another)也會有狀況發生，表示「狀況百出，錯誤連連」，令人措手不及，類似中文所說的一波未平一波又起。
If it's not one thing,
it's another" can also mean
that you are busy with too many things to do.
If it's not one thing, it's another也可以用在一時間有太多事情要做。
I've got to wash the dishes and do the laundry, and now I hear the baby
crying! If it's not one thing, it's
another！
When it seems that no matter where you look there is one more thing
you need to do or you discover another problem, you might say "If it's not one thing, it's another!"
If it's not one thing, it's another.的例句：
1. First the car broke; now there's
no gas. If it's not one thing, it's another!
先是車子壞了，現在汽油也沒了。真是一波未平一波又起！
先是車子壞了，現在汽油也沒了。真是一波未平一波又起！
2. First the car broke down, and now I can't find my keys! If it's not one thing, it's another！
3. I've had a date planned for the
last week, but every day it has rained, if it's not one thing, it's another.
3. over the top 太棒了、太過分了。
Over the top or OTT.就是說什麼東西太棒了，要不就是太過分了.超乎尋常！
Over the top的例句：
1. Of course, the students need to be disciplined, but what their teacher
did was over the top. You cannot make thirteen year olds line up all
afternoon in the hot sun. That's what they do to prisoners of war.
當然有必要管教他們，但是他們的老師做得也太過份了。你不能讓13歲的孩子整個下午都列隊站在那麼熱的太陽底下。 這是對待戰俘的做法。
當然有必要管教他們，但是他們的老師做得也太過份了。你不能讓13歲的孩子整個下午都列隊站在那麼熱的太陽底下。 這是對待戰俘的做法。
2. I wish you could have seen this hotel! The lobby's the
size of a football field. I'm not joking. And the rooms...I think the bedposts
were made of gold.And the food at the buffet. Oh my god. I've never seen so
much food. It was really over the top.
我真希望你能親眼看看這家旅館。 它的大廳有足球場那麼大， 我不是在開玩笑。還有房間， 床柱子都是金子作的， 自助餐的食品豐富的不得了。我的天啊，我從來沒有見過這麼多食物。那真是太奢侈了。
我真希望你能親眼看看這家旅館。 它的大廳有足球場那麼大， 我不是在開玩笑。還有房間， 床柱子都是金子作的， 自助餐的食品豐富的不得了。我的天啊，我從來沒有見過這麼多食物。那真是太奢侈了。
3. A. Did you see her
outfit last night？ That
tiny miniskirt and low-cut top？
B. Yeah it was
completely over the top really not very appropriate for a business dinner！
4. She peered at me over the top of her glasses.
她從眼鏡上方盯著我看。
她從眼鏡上方盯著我看。
5. The film's violent ending is completely over the top.
影片結尾的暴力場面太過分了。
4. elite精英、優秀分子＝cream of the crop一群中的精華。
cream of the
crop的相反詞是 bottom rung 底層、最差的。
Those living in poverty are at the bottom rung of the society.
貧困的人生活在社會的最底層。
Elite 及cream of the crop的例句：
1. The
President convened the elite of the nation's scholars for a meeting.
總統召集了全國最優秀的學者們來開會。
2. The intellectual elite
of a society. 知識分子是社會中的精英。
3. A member of a group of elite ,
highly loyal supporters.
禁衛軍一支精銳的皇家軍隊中的成員。
4. The football team's elite. 足球隊的主力。
5. These
astronomers are the nation's cream of the crop.
這些天文學家是國內的精英。
5. zippy精神飽滿的、敏捷的、活潑的＝chipper爽朗的;活潑的; 精神飽滿的。
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air.
相反字是pooped＝very tired; exhausted 很累;筋疲力竭的。
1.
You're looking particularly chipper
today!
你今天看起來倒是挺精神飽滿的嘛！
2.
Her chipper sound bobbish melody and jocose lyric her innocent manner while she
hugging her child and playing with her child like playing a seesaw mixed with
the creaky laugh of her child together poppled in this small adobe.
她爽朗的聲音，快活的曲調，詼諧的歌詞，摟著孩子像玩翹翹板似的搖上搖下的天真的神態，和孩子嘰嘰嘎嘎的笑聲溶在一起，在這小土房裡蕩漾。
3. But the crop does
not contain many blue chippers. 但是這群人當中沒有多少出類拔萃的人。
blue chipper：出類拔萃的人。
4. The band played a zippy number for the parade.
樂隊為遊行演奏了一首輕快的曲子。
5. a zippy little car飛快的小汽車。
2. Sherry is kind of a zippy girl, isn't she?
雪麗是個有點兒活潑的女孩,不是嗎?
3. Recent revenue growth has been zippy as expected.
近期收入正如預期中的一樣快速增長。
5. It praised the Smart for its styling, economy, zippy handling and ability to park almost anywhere.
它對智慧車的外型, 經濟, 駕駛敏捷和幾乎能在任何地方停車而大為讚賞。
6. Unbelievably lively and zippy , showing passion fruit and mango flavors amid the green bean and lemony overtones.
入口活潑, 唇齒間透露出百香果,芒果滋味,隱約帶有綠豆和檸檬馨香。
7. Wow, is that kid zippy! Look at him dance!
哇，那小伙子多敏捷啊！瞧他跳的舞！
pooped or
pooped out的例句：
1. I am pooped after that workout.
那個運動訓練用掉了我所有的力氣。
2.
I'm all pooped out. 我已筋疲力竭。
3.
Oh I'm pooped. 哦，我筋疲力盡了。
4.
I pooped a tape recorder. 我厭倦了聽答錄機
5.
I was pooped after the long walk. 長途跋涉後我感到筋疲力盡。
6.
I was completely pooped
after the long walk.
長途步行之後我筋疲力盡了。
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插隊介紹：無意間surf看到，很CUTE的卡通小朋友們。
多少與zippy有關，同時看一些不一樣風格的英文！
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寰宇家庭最受小朋友歡迎的ZIPPY系列今天正式登場囉！
未來將由Zippy和他的好朋友們擔任小記者，採訪寰宇家庭的最新活動與消息，快來和他們見見面吧！
未來將由Zippy和他的好朋友們擔任小記者，採訪寰宇家庭的最新活動與消息，快來和他們見見面吧！
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圖3. Zippy和他的好朋友們。
1. Zippy
我今年六歲，我喜歡All My Friends，也喜歡幫助別人。每一個人都喜歡和我一起玩遊戲，因為我總是有許多有趣的點子，而且我會熱心地聚集所有小朋友一起玩。如果我的朋友遇到困難，我一定會伸出援手，我最喜歡打抱不平了。
Zippy, the flying squirrel with the winning smile, is the central character of the program. He is a good-natured and enthusiastic six-year-old. Everyone likes Zippy. He knows how to be a good friend, and he’s always ready for fun. He’s intelligent, too, with a strong sense of right and wrong.
我今年六歲，我喜歡All My Friends，也喜歡幫助別人。每一個人都喜歡和我一起玩遊戲，因為我總是有許多有趣的點子，而且我會熱心地聚集所有小朋友一起玩。如果我的朋友遇到困難，我一定會伸出援手，我最喜歡打抱不平了。
Zippy, the flying squirrel with the winning smile, is the central character of the program. He is a good-natured and enthusiastic six-year-old. Everyone likes Zippy. He knows how to be a good friend, and he’s always ready for fun. He’s intelligent, too, with a strong sense of right and wrong.
2. Pompom
我五歲，最喜歡毛絨絨的東西，所以我有許多娃娃，但最喜歡的還是小熊貓(Panda)，雖然我不像其他好朋友一樣那麼會飛、會跳、會跑、會游泳，但我都會努力試試看，我也喜歡畫畫，因為我最喜歡美麗的圖畫了。
Pompom, five years old, is a plump panda. She is loveable and huggable. She doesn’t jump the highest or run the fastest, but she has a big heart and is always willing to try.
She likes stuffed animals; her favorite is a stuffed panda. She also enjoys painting pretty pictures.
我五歲，最喜歡毛絨絨的東西，所以我有許多娃娃，但最喜歡的還是小熊貓(Panda)，雖然我不像其他好朋友一樣那麼會飛、會跳、會跑、會游泳，但我都會努力試試看，我也喜歡畫畫，因為我最喜歡美麗的圖畫了。
Pompom, five years old, is a plump panda. She is loveable and huggable. She doesn’t jump the highest or run the fastest, but she has a big heart and is always willing to try.
She likes stuffed animals; her favorite is a stuffed panda. She also enjoys painting pretty pictures.
3. Violet
我和Zippy一樣是六歲，最喜歡美麗的東西及漂亮的衣服；我最喜歡的顏色都是紫色，您看我全身上下都是最美麗的紫色，我也喜歡跳舞，若有舞會我一定會穿上最美麗的衣服。
Violet is a very pretty and appealing six-year-old rabbit. She is very self-assured and aware of her charms, especially their effect on Hip-Hop. She likes pretty clothes, parties, and dancing. Her favorite color is purple.
我和Zippy一樣是六歲，最喜歡美麗的東西及漂亮的衣服；我最喜歡的顏色都是紫色，您看我全身上下都是最美麗的紫色，我也喜歡跳舞，若有舞會我一定會穿上最美麗的衣服。
Violet is a very pretty and appealing six-year-old rabbit. She is very self-assured and aware of her charms, especially their effect on Hip-Hop. She likes pretty clothes, parties, and dancing. Her favorite color is purple.
4. Elvis
我五歲，最喜歡當大家的好朋友，可是有時候我也會很害羞喔！我最喜歡游泳、泡澡、玩泡泡、在水龍頭底下跑來跑去、或是潛水去看看海底的神奇世界，水是我的最愛，和我一起來游泳吧！
Elvis is five years old. He’s very sweet and good-natured and liked by all. He loves water (it genetic) and all activities involving it, whether it is taking a bath, splashing though puddles, running through the sprinkler, or putting on his snorkel and exploring underwater.
我五歲，最喜歡當大家的好朋友，可是有時候我也會很害羞喔！我最喜歡游泳、泡澡、玩泡泡、在水龍頭底下跑來跑去、或是潛水去看看海底的神奇世界，水是我的最愛，和我一起來游泳吧！
Elvis is five years old. He’s very sweet and good-natured and liked by all. He loves water (it genetic) and all activities involving it, whether it is taking a bath, splashing though puddles, running through the sprinkler, or putting on his snorkel and exploring underwater.
5. Zap
我是Clem爺爺最得意的發明。只要聽到＂Please＂這個神奇的字，就會按照指示有所反應，我會說許多不同的語言以便和人溝通，當然也包括中文及美語囉！
Zap, a cute little robot, is Clem’s best invention. Clem has programmed Zap to respond to all sorts of commands, but before Zap will perform, he must first hear the magic “please”. Clem has also programmed Zap to speak many languages, among them Chinese and English.
我是Clem爺爺最得意的發明。只要聽到＂Please＂這個神奇的字，就會按照指示有所反應，我會說許多不同的語言以便和人溝通，當然也包括中文及美語囉！
Zap, a cute little robot, is Clem’s best invention. Clem has programmed Zap to respond to all sorts of commands, but before Zap will perform, he must first hear the magic “please”. Clem has also programmed Zap to speak many languages, among them Chinese and English.
6. Hip-Hop
我六歲，運動細胞不錯，最喜歡玩跳跳球及足球，在所有的朋友當中，我最喜歡Violet，因為她美麗又溫柔，只要有可愛的Violet在場，我會變得很害羞，所有的自信心都不見了。
Hip-Hop is an active and athletic six-year-old rabbit. He’s self-assured, a natural leader. But his self-assurance diminishes a bit in the charming Violet.
我六歲，運動細胞不錯，最喜歡玩跳跳球及足球，在所有的朋友當中，我最喜歡Violet，因為她美麗又溫柔，只要有可愛的Violet在場，我會變得很害羞，所有的自信心都不見了。
Hip-Hop is an active and athletic six-year-old rabbit. He’s self-assured, a natural leader. But his self-assurance diminishes a bit in the charming Violet.
圖4. Zippy和他的好朋友們之二。
7. Coco
我也是六歲，全身充滿活力，活潑、風趣又可愛。我有點男子氣概，而且會做很多男孩子可以做的事，有時甚至做得比男孩子還好。比如，我可以跳得比任何男孩子更高更遠，我也喜歡和女孩子一起跳舞、玩耍。我也有溫柔的一面，我很會照顧我的寶貝弟弟Joey。
Coco, six years old, is a lively, active, and fun-loving little girl kangaroo. She’s a bit of a tomboy and likes to do a lot of the things that the boys like to do. In fact, she jumps higher than any of the boys. She also likes to jump rope with her girlfriends.
Coco has a sweet nurturing side, which comes out when she takes care of her baby brother Joey.
我也是六歲，全身充滿活力，活潑、風趣又可愛。我有點男子氣概，而且會做很多男孩子可以做的事，有時甚至做得比男孩子還好。比如，我可以跳得比任何男孩子更高更遠，我也喜歡和女孩子一起跳舞、玩耍。我也有溫柔的一面，我很會照顧我的寶貝弟弟Joey。
Coco, six years old, is a lively, active, and fun-loving little girl kangaroo. She’s a bit of a tomboy and likes to do a lot of the things that the boys like to do. In fact, she jumps higher than any of the boys. She also likes to jump rope with her girlfriends.
Coco has a sweet nurturing side, which comes out when she takes care of her baby brother Joey.
8. Joey
我兩歲，是Coco的寶貝弟弟。最喜歡姊姊帶我出去散步及玩遊戲，就像其他寶寶一樣，總在探索世界的奧妙。我正在學說話，最喜歡帶著奶嘴或毛巾走來走去。
Joey, a two-year-old kangaroo, is Coco’s baby brother. He loves it when his big sister takes him out for walks or plays with him. Joey, like most babies, is discovering the world. He is just learning to talk. He is often seen with a pacifier or a blanket.
我兩歲，是Coco的寶貝弟弟。最喜歡姊姊帶我出去散步及玩遊戲，就像其他寶寶一樣，總在探索世界的奧妙。我正在學說話，最喜歡帶著奶嘴或毛巾走來走去。
Joey, a two-year-old kangaroo, is Coco’s baby brother. He loves it when his big sister takes him out for walks or plays with him. Joey, like most babies, is discovering the world. He is just learning to talk. He is often seen with a pacifier or a blanket.
9. Buster
今年四歲，我哥哥Hip-Hop是我的英雄，所以我好喜歡跟著哥哥，能和哥哥及他的朋友們一起玩遊戲，是我最快樂的時候。我也喜歡看書和畫畫喔！
Buster, four years old, is Hip-Hop’s little brother. He looks up to his older brother and his friends and likes to be included in their activities. Buster also has a contemplative side; he enjoys looking at bools and drawing things with his crayons.
今年四歲，我哥哥Hip-Hop是我的英雄，所以我好喜歡跟著哥哥，能和哥哥及他的朋友們一起玩遊戲，是我最快樂的時候。我也喜歡看書和畫畫喔！
Buster, four years old, is Hip-Hop’s little brother. He looks up to his older brother and his friends and likes to be included in their activities. Buster also has a contemplative side; he enjoys looking at bools and drawing things with his crayons.
10. Clem
我喜歡發明一些奇奇怪怪的東西，也喜歡變變魔術、逗逗小朋友。如果小朋友之間發生問題，我都會出面協調，教他們要好好相處、互相幫助。我有自言自語的老毛病，且常常需要調整我的老花眼鏡，但我可是個舞林高手喔！
Clem is a wise old crow. He’s a lively, eccentric character, a combination inventor and wizard, who makes strange and wonderful machines. He’s also a teacher and mentor for the kids of the neighborhood. Warm, friendly, and outgoing, Clem loves kids and they love him. A very cheerful sort, he hums, sings, whistles, or mutters to himself as he works. he often peers though his spectacles, which he sometimes has to adjust to see better. He’s spry and lively, able to kick up his feet to the beat of the music.
我喜歡發明一些奇奇怪怪的東西，也喜歡變變魔術、逗逗小朋友。如果小朋友之間發生問題，我都會出面協調，教他們要好好相處、互相幫助。我有自言自語的老毛病，且常常需要調整我的老花眼鏡，但我可是個舞林高手喔！
Clem is a wise old crow. He’s a lively, eccentric character, a combination inventor and wizard, who makes strange and wonderful machines. He’s also a teacher and mentor for the kids of the neighborhood. Warm, friendly, and outgoing, Clem loves kids and they love him. A very cheerful sort, he hums, sings, whistles, or mutters to himself as he works. he often peers though his spectacles, which he sometimes has to adjust to see better. He’s spry and lively, able to kick up his feet to the beat of the music.
11. Max
我很會爬高爬低，從不知「懼高症」是什麼感覺，也喜歡玩捉迷藏及捉弄Axel，每一次捉弄我的朋友之後，都會馬上躲在樹叢中，或是掛在樹上像盪鞦韆一樣，我的笑聲很響亮，和我一起玩您一定會很快樂的。
Max is a mischievous young monkey with a big smile, an infectious laugh, and a twinkle in his eye. He loves to play tricks, and Axel is his favorite victim. He especially likes to hide and then spring out from his hiding place. Nimble and agile, he excels at climbing, dancing, wiggling, and swinging from high places. He’s a star on the jungle gym. Although he has many monkey-like attributes, he walks, runs, skips, and, of course, talks like a human.
我很會爬高爬低，從不知「懼高症」是什麼感覺，也喜歡玩捉迷藏及捉弄Axel，每一次捉弄我的朋友之後，都會馬上躲在樹叢中，或是掛在樹上像盪鞦韆一樣，我的笑聲很響亮，和我一起玩您一定會很快樂的。
Max is a mischievous young monkey with a big smile, an infectious laugh, and a twinkle in his eye. He loves to play tricks, and Axel is his favorite victim. He especially likes to hide and then spring out from his hiding place. Nimble and agile, he excels at climbing, dancing, wiggling, and swinging from high places. He’s a star on the jungle gym. Although he has many monkey-like attributes, he walks, runs, skips, and, of course, talks like a human.
12. Axel
我八歲，我看起來很兇，其實我是很善良的，而且我也想和所有的小朋友做朋友，雖然有時候很頑皮，會破壞大家在遊戲中的歡樂氣氛，但我只是想引起別人的注意而已；對我來說，怎麼和別人做朋友是最困難的，Clem爺爺有時候會幫我說話，其實我真的不是個小霸王喔！
Alex is eight years old. He’s a grumpy dog, the bully of the neighborhood. He often tries to spoil the little kids’fun, but really deep dowe, he’s not a bad soul. He just wants some attention. He’d like to have friends, but he doesn’t know how to be a friend. From time to time, he reveals a kinder, gentler side, especially with Clem.
我八歲，我看起來很兇，其實我是很善良的，而且我也想和所有的小朋友做朋友，雖然有時候很頑皮，會破壞大家在遊戲中的歡樂氣氛，但我只是想引起別人的注意而已；對我來說，怎麼和別人做朋友是最困難的，Clem爺爺有時候會幫我說話，其實我真的不是個小霸王喔！
Alex is eight years old. He’s a grumpy dog, the bully of the neighborhood. He often tries to spoil the little kids’fun, but really deep dowe, he’s not a bad soul. He just wants some attention. He’d like to have friends, but he doesn’t know how to be a friend. From time to time, he reveals a kinder, gentler side, especially with Clem.
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只是覺得這些卡通人物看起來，很可愛，最少比慣用語可愛多了，讓網友們看看大家輕鬆一下。如有侵權請告知會delete謝謝！
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6. pick up＝to get well康復
to get well的反義詞是fall ill意思是生病。
1) You better get well before we head for the
country.
你最好能趕快在我們去鄉下前康復！
2) He picked up in no time at all after
the surgery.
他在手術後一下子就康復了。
3) Mary has fallen ill after the weekend
getaway.
瑪莉在從週末假期回來後就生病了！
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茲舉數例，說明 pick up的用法：
1. The children picked up many sea shells at the seashore. 一些小孩在海邊拾到不少貝殼。 2. That lovely old vase was a real bargain! Where did you pick it up? 這個漂亮花瓶真是便宜！你在哪裏買到的？ 3. He fell but at once picked himself up. 他跌了一跤，但立即爬起來。 4. I picked up courage and said to them, "What do you want?" 我鼓起勇氣，對他們說：「你們要做什麼？」 5. I picked up that book in a second-handed bookshop (bookstore). 該書是我在舊書店裏偶然看到的。 6. After lunch, Uncle Tom picked up the bill. 吃完午餐，湯姆叔為大家付帳單。 7. When the carpenter finished his work, he began picking up his tools. 木匠做完工作，開始收拾工具。 8. The students picked up the story where they left it before the holidays. 同學把放假前未講完的故事繼續講下去。 以上的 pick，皆為及物動詞。再舉個 pick作為不及物動詞的例子： 9. She picked up in her schoolwork. 她的學業進步了。
picked up的十種用法：顯然恢復健康只是其中之一。
1. pick up ： to take hold of and lift 撿起，拾起
2. pick up ： to be able to hear receive 收聽，接聽
3. pick up ： to collect or gather together 收集
4. pick up ： to buy sth with less money than
usual / abtain sth cheaply
用少數的錢買到
5. pick up ： take sb along with one 用（車）來接。
6. pick up ： to raise oneself after a fall 跌倒後站起來
7. pick up ： to start again 繼續做某事
8. pick up ： to catch 染上、得到
9. pick up ： to improve in health.恢復健康
10. pick up ： to tidy a room 整理、收拾
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We hope he can get well soon and come
back to work.
我們希望他很快康復，回來上班。
Buck is seriously ill, and there is
little hope for him to get well.
1. We are all hoping for his mother to get well soon.
我們都希望他的母親很快康復。
2. I guarantee that if you take this medicine, you'll soon get well.
我管保你吃了這藥就好。
3. They get well along in public, but their personalities don't really click.
他們在公開場合相處融恰, 但他們的性情不是真正合得來的。
4. He will soon get well. 他很快就會恢復健康。
5. When you're ill, wanting to get well again is often half the battle.
生病時, 有決心把病治好往往是最為重要的。
6. I hope you get well soon. 盼君早日康復。
7. Did you get well along with your accommodating family?
你和你的寄宿家庭相處的好嗎?
8. The lads at the office have sent you a get well card.
辦公室的哥兒們給你寄慰問卡來了。
9. Oh, yes, thank you very much for the get well gift.
哦, 對了, 謝謝你送來的慰問禮。
10. Although the wound wasn't serious, this time Ralph didn 't get well.
雖然傷勢不重, 可這次拉爾夫卻沒有完全恢復健康。
11. You should go out and meet people, try to get well connected.
你應該走出教室去,結識更多的朋友, 儘量建立良好的關係。
12. My dear friend, think positively and get well soon.
我親愛的朋友, 樂觀點,早日康復。
13. If given the same treatment again, he's sure to get well.
如果再次給予相同的治療, 他肯定會好起來的。
14. Sunshine helps people who
have been sick get well more quick.
陽光有助於病人早日恢復健康。
15. I sent her a get well card when she was in hospital.
她住院時,我寄給她一張祝你康復慰問卡。
16. We were all hoping that Rick would get well soon.
我們都希望瑞克能很快康復。
18. We miss your laughter in class. get well soon.
我們想念你在課堂裡的笑聲,早日康復。
圖5. pick up＝to get well康復。
7. Judging the
book by its cover.不可以貌取人，人不可貌相。
1. you can't judge
a book by its cover; you can't judge a person by appearance.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
A: Why don't
you want to go out with him?
B: Because he's ugly.
A: You shouldn't judge a tree by its bark.
B: Because he's ugly.
A: You shouldn't judge a tree by its bark.
3. Don't fall in love with that girl so fast. Wait until you know him
better. Don't judge a book by its cover.
別這麼快就愛戀上那女生，應待你了解她多一些才好，凡事不要以貌取人。
4. Don't judge a book by its thickness, but by its depth.
圖6. Don’t judging the
book by its cover.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
8. get up on the wrong side of the bed
壞脾氣，心情不好（bad temper or feel grouchy）。
在古羅馬時代，有人迷信，認為任何東西的左邊都是不吉利的，他們甚至認為起床時，如果左腳先著地，也會有厄運。這個迷信的 left side 後來又演變成 wrong side。
1. We'd better be careful! Our boss got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
我們要小心！老闆今天心情不好！
2. He had a long face today; he must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.
他今天一副臭臉，一定是情緒不好。
3. He pulls a long face simply because he got up on the wrong side of the bed.
壞脾氣，心情不好（bad temper or feel grouchy）。
在古羅馬時代，有人迷信，認為任何東西的左邊都是不吉利的，他們甚至認為起床時，如果左腳先著地，也會有厄運。這個迷信的 left side 後來又演變成 wrong side。
1. We'd better be careful! Our boss got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
我們要小心！老闆今天心情不好！
2. He had a long face today; he must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.
他今天一副臭臉，一定是情緒不好。
3. He pulls a long face simply because he got up on the wrong side of the bed.
他臉臭臭的，因為情緒不佳。
get up on the wrong side of the bed是指下床氣仍未消，也就是情緒不佳。亦作get
out of the wrong side of the bed。
4. What’s the
matter with you? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side?
你到底怎麼回事？你心情不佳嗎？
A: Why are you
getting mad at me? Did I do anything wrong?
你幹嘛對我發脾氣啊？我做錯了什麼嗎？
B：Sorry, I got out of the wrong side of the bed.對不起，我心情不佳。
B：Sorry, I got out of the wrong side of the bed.對不起，我心情不佳。
6. Thomas, you
sure are irritable today did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?
湯姆斯，你今天實在暴躁
你今天早上一起床就心情不好嗎？
· 8. rock the boat
這是指破壞現狀或製造麻煩(someone who upsets a situation or makes trouble)。
當人們在小船上，風平浪靜時，突然有人猛然搖動（rock），那麼這小船也許會翻覆或沉沒（capsize or sink）。
1. We hope our new boss will not rock the boat.
我們盼望新來老闆不要破壞現狀。
2. Some young people seem to enjoy rocking the boat whenever they can.
一些年輕人似乎只要可能就喜歡製造麻煩或搗亂。
3. What it needs is cheap labor and factories, and no one to rock the boat.
這是指破壞現狀或製造麻煩(someone who upsets a situation or makes trouble)。
當人們在小船上，風平浪靜時，突然有人猛然搖動（rock），那麼這小船也許會翻覆或沉沒（capsize or sink）。
1. We hope our new boss will not rock the boat.
我們盼望新來老闆不要破壞現狀。
2. Some young people seem to enjoy rocking the boat whenever they can.
一些年輕人似乎只要可能就喜歡製造麻煩或搗亂。
3. What it needs is cheap labor and factories, and no one to rock the boat.
它所需要的是廉價勞動力和工廠，並且沒有人來搗亂。
4. Sometimes
you have to rock the boat, if you
want to experience still waters.
如果你想體驗一下平靜的水，有時候你必須搗搗亂。
5. The book is
likely to sell strongly for years to come, so why rock the boat
with a price war?
該書可能在未來多年都會銷售強勁，所以為何要讓價格戰來搗亂呢？
6. There is no need to rock the boat , this situation is already too messy. 別再火上澆油了, 現在已經夠焦頭爛額的了。
7. They seldom
rock the boat or annoy the mayor or board of
aldermen with unusual budget requests.
他們很少搗亂或提出過分的預算要求來為難市長或市議會.
8. Things are progressing well don't ( do anything to
) rock the boat.
事情進行得很順利(千萬)不要無風生浪.
9. Politicians don't like to rock the boat around election time.
政治家們不願在大選期間製造麻煩。
10. I try to walk soft and not rock the boat.
我盡可能地小心行事,不去打攪大家。
11. They do not want to rock the boat when things are unstable.
他們不希望當情況不穩定的時候讓船搖擺。
12. An easygoing manager, he won't rock the boat unless
it's absolutely necessary.
除非必要,
這個隨和的經理不會打破當前的局面的.
13. Don't rock
the boat or it will capsize!
不要搖晃小船,否則它會翻的.
14. Things are progressing well don't rock the boat.
事情進行得很順利不要無風生浪.
15. Analysts say the ASEAN nations won't want
to rock the boat
with China too much.
分析師說,東盟國家不希望找中國的太大麻煩.
圖7. Don’t rock the boat.
9. kick the bucket
意思是死亡了（to die or to pass away）。
這句流行的慣用語，據說在十七世紀就已在英國使用。因為當時處死犯人時，要站在桶子（bucket）上，再把絞索（noose）套在脖子上，然後踢掉桶子，絞索就會拉緊而吊死。
9. kick the bucket
意思是死亡了（to die or to pass away）。
這句流行的慣用語，據說在十七世紀就已在英國使用。因為當時處死犯人時，要站在桶子（bucket）上，再把絞索（noose）套在脖子上，然後踢掉桶子，絞索就會拉緊而吊死。
1. If he does
not take care of himself, he may kick the bucket sooner or later.
假如他自己不多保重身體，遲早會翹辮子。
2. Eventually, all of us will kick the bucket.
最終，咱們大家統統都要面臨死亡。
bucket 後面不加s。
3. When 2 people almost kick the bucket.
假如他自己不多保重身體，遲早會翹辮子。
2. Eventually, all of us will kick the bucket.
最終，咱們大家統統都要面臨死亡。
bucket 後面不加s。
3. When 2 people almost kick the bucket.
當兩個人一起經過死亡的危險的時候。
4. When I kick
the bucket bury me on top of that mountain.
當我死亡的時候，把我埋在那個山頭上。
5. The old horse finally kicked the bucket.
那匹老馬最後死了。
6. I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket.
我認為我的縫紉機壞了。
那匹老馬最後死了。
6. I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket.
我認為我的縫紉機壞了。
7. The old man
finally kicked the bucket at ninety five.
那老人最後在九十五歲時死去。
那老人最後在九十五歲時死去。
8. That old dog next door finally kicked the bucket. He was sixteen years old, toothless, blind and could
hardly get around. Sixteen years is a long time for a dog, so it was time for
him to go."
隔壁的那條狗終於死了。那狗已經有十六歲了，牙都沒了，又瞎，行動也不便。十六歲了，對狗來說也是時候了。
9. on cloud nine非常高興愉快。
1. Mr. Wang will
be on
cloud nine if he passes the bar exam.
王先生如果通過律師考試，一定很高興。
2. After he got a big promotion, he has been on cloud nine.
2. After he got a big promotion, he has been on cloud nine.
他升官後，興高采烈。
3. He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
3. He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
他在比賽獲勝後欣喜若狂。
4. The couple
seemed to be on cloud nine.
那對夫婦看上去極其幸福。
5. I was on
cloud nine after winning the marathon.
我在贏得馬拉松賽後無比幸福
6. I was on
cloud nine after I learned that I had just passed the examination. 獲悉我考試及格的消息，我喜出望外。
7. Daphne was on
cloud nine for days after Chip asked her to the prom.
Chip邀請Daphne參加學校班級舞會，她興奮了好幾天。
圖8. on cloud nine非常高興愉快。
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