常用短语
♣ I'll eat my hat 绝不可能(某人认为发生某事物的可能性几近荒谬时的用语) expression used by sb who believes that sth is so unlikely to happen that even to suggest it is absurd England has a very poor side this season, and if they win the World Cup I'll eat my hat! 这个赛季英格兰队很差劲,他们绝不会赢得世界杯。 Rob's always late—if he gets here on time I'll eat my hat. 罗布总是迟到——他要是准时到达这里,我把脑袋给你。 ♣ keep under one's hat 对某事物保密 keep sth secret▲ keep sth under one's hat
If I tell you the date of election, can you keep it under your hat? 如果我把选举的日子告诉你,你能保密吗? It's not wise to keep information like that under your hat. 将那样的事情隐瞒起来是不明智的。 ♣ knock into a cocked hat 挫败或超过某人 defeat or outclass sb/sth ▲ knock sb/sth into a cocked hat
The lawyer knocked his opponent's story into a cocked hat. 律师把他的对手驳得体无完肤。 At the last election, the Government won easily, knocked the Opposition into a cocked hat. 上次选举,政府轻而易举地取胜,把反对派彻底打败。 My mother is such a good cook she knocks anyone else into a cocked hat. 我母亲是一个高明的厨师,远远超过了其他任何人。 ♣ my hat 哎呀,那才怪呢(用以表示惊讶或不信) used as an exclamation of astonishment or disbelief Poor, my hat!He's got more money than either of us. 穷,那才怪呢!他的钱比我们两个谁都多。 ♣ out of a/the hat 随意挑选的 picked at random Prizes went to the first three out of the hat. 奖品为随意挑选出来的前三人所得。 ♣ pass the hat round 募捐,凑钱 collect money When they saw the poor woman's son was killed in the accident, they passed the hat round the crowd of people. 当他们看到那个穷苦妇女的儿子在车祸中死去时,他们向在场的群众进行募捐。 When my brother get married, his friends passed the hat round at work and bought him a present. 我弟弟结婚时,他的朋友忙着凑钱为他买了一件礼物。 ♣ take one's hat off to 向某人脱帽致敬;对某人表示钦佩 acknowledge admiration for sb You've lost two stone since you started your diet, I didn't think you would persevere and I take my hat off to you. 从你开始节食以来,你已瘦了28磅,因此我很钦佩你。 I take my hat off to him as a tennis player. 我承认他是个卓越的网球选手。 ♣ talk through one's hat 信口开河 talk nonsense Don't talk through your hat!You couldn't possibly have got here in only half an hour. 别信口开河!你绝不可能仅在半小时之内就赶到这里。 You're talking through your hat, you don't know anything about politics. 你在胡说八道,你对政治一窍不通。 Don't take any notice of what he says, he's just talking through his hat. 别理睬他的话,他只是在胡扯。