蒋健棠英语实用句子(87):He smiled from ear to ear

 　　He smiled from ear to ear when he received¹ this birthday gift.

　　当他收到这生日礼物时笑得合不拢嘴。

　　当中的smile from ear to ear是指因开心而笑得合不拢嘴，也可用grin from ear to ear。

　　He grinned from ear to ear when his father gave² him a new bike.

　　当他父亲送给他一辆新自行车时他笑得合不拢嘴。

1 received   

adj.被一般承认的，被认为标准的v.收到( receive的过去式和过去分词 )；接到；接纳；接待

参考例句：

• He received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. 他是新年受勋者之一，荣获爵士称号。
• The received wisdom is that they cannot win. 大家一致认为他们不会赢。

2 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。