英语俚语天天说 第407期:"There's nothing to it"不是什么都没有!

 【俚语】

There's nothing to it. 很简单

【例句】

A: Are pancakes¹ hard to make?
做煎饼难吗？
B: Oh no, there's nothing to it.
不，很简单。

There's nothing in sth. ...不属实

【例句】

I heard a rumor² that she's leaving, but there's nothing in it.
我听到谣言说她要离开，不过这不属实。

There's something to be said³ for…
…还是有好处的

【例句】

There's something to be said for living⁴ alone⁵.
自己住有些好处的。

Nothing on
未穿衣的

【例句】

I couldn't come to the door - I had⁷ nothing on!
我不能去开门——我什么都没穿！

Nothing on 没有安排的，有空的

【例句】

There's nothing on next Friday - we could⁶ have the meeting⁸ then.
下周五没什么安排——我们可以在那个时候开会。

1 pancakes   

n.烙饼( pancake的名词复数 )；（尤指舞台化装用的）粉饼；完全平的；非常平的

参考例句：

• His hot pancakes are delicious. 他卖的热烙饼味道真好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hot pancakes are delicious, you buy them straight from the kitchen to eat in your hands. 他卖的热烙饼味道真好，一做好你就可以直接买来用手拿着吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

5 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

6 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

7 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

8 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。