American Idioms

 

 

Bite the Dust   (go down in defeat)

Andy did exceptionally well in all of the track events, but he bit the dust in the high jump competition. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he went down in defeat, losing to a competitor from the visiting team.

 

Bend Over Backwards¹   (try very hard) 

When Joan first started teaching, she was afraid that she would have a lot of trouble getting used to the kids and to the faculty². Her fears turned out to be unfounded, since everybody bent³ over backwards to help her. Everyone tried very hard to help her feel comfortable and adjust to the school.CE

 

23、美国俚语

 

在失败中倒下

安迪在田径赛全赛程中表现优异，可他却败在跳高比赛中。令他的拥众十分失望的是，他一蹶不振，败给了参观队里的一名选手。

拼命做某事

琼刚开始教书的时候，她很害怕会与孩子们和教师们相处困难。她的担心最后被证明是无理由的，因为每人都在竭力帮助她。人人都努力帮她感觉自在些并适应学校环境。CE

 

1 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

2 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

3 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。