book,書本,這個單字超簡單對吧!
但,它其實還有很多引申的特殊俚語和用法唷!
快來看看吧!
超有趣的 ^_^
1. bookworm 書蟲、愛看書的人
例如:Eric is a bookworm. He loves to read the books. Eric是個書蟲,他喜歡閱讀。
2. hit the books 讀書
hit the books就等於study的意思,代表認真念書。
例如:I have a exam tomorrow, so I have to stay up late and hit the books tonight. 我明天有個考試,所以我今晚必須熬夜念書。
3. Don’t judge a book by its cover 勿以貌取人
judge是評斷的意思,Don’t judge a book by its cover白話之義就是「別用一本書的封面來評斷它」,是勿以貌取人的意思。
例如:Don’t judge a book by its cover. You can’t be so superficial. 勿以貌取人,你不可以這麼膚淺。
4. in someone’s good books 獲得某人肯定
例如:David did a good job on the presentation and win the contract. He is in the boss’s good books. David在報告中表現得很好,贏得了合約。老闆對他非常滿意。
5. by the book 按照規則
例如:He’s always careful to do things by the book. 他總是小心翼翼地照規矩辦事。
6. book (V.) 預約、預定
book當名詞是指書本,當動詞就有完全不一樣的意思。
例如:book the tickets 訂票、book the restaurant 訂餐廳
7. read someone like a book 輕易的看透某人
例如:You can always read Ted like a book. If he tells a lie, you can easily find it. Ted很容易被人看透,所以當他說謊時,你很容易就可以發現。
8. an open book 容易瞭解的人、事、物
和an open book 相反的是 a closed book,是讓人難接近的人、事、物。
例如:I have no secrets ; my life is an open book. 我沒有祕密,我的生活眾所周知。
例如:Allen is a closed book, he seldom talks to others. Allen是個難親近的人,他很少和人說話。
9. throw the book at someone 嚴厲懲罰
例如:The judge threw the book at that rapist. 法官重懲了那位強姦犯。
10. every trick in the book 使出渾身解數
例如:She used every trick in the book to pull off the deal. 她使出渾身解數來得到這筆生意。
11. the oldest trick in the book 老掉牙的伎倆
例如:Obviously, it was the oldest trick in the book. Stop believing in that guy. 這非常明顯是個老掉牙的伎倆,別再相信那個人了。
12. in my book 我的看法、我認為
in my book 和 in my opinion的意思是相同的,用在表達自己意見的時候。
例如:In my book, you shouldn’t do it. 我認為你不該這麼做。
13. cook the books 作假帳
「keep the books」是「記帳」的意思,這裡的book是帳本。
例如:The company cooked the books to evade taxes. 這家公司作假帳來逃漏稅。
原來book還有這麼多用法,是不是很有趣呢!
最後讓我們用這部影片幫大家複習吧!
作者:Gisele Sung
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