摘要
英语中有很多与 skin 有关的习语,现将它们列出来以飨读者。1.by the skin of one’s teeth 好不容易才;勉强The drowning man struggled,and I got him to land by the skin ofmy teeth.这即将淹死的人挣扎着,我好不容易才将他救上岸。She passed English by the skin of her teeth.她勉强通过英语考试。2.get under one’s skin 困扰;恼火The students get under Mary’s skin by talking about her freckles.学生们谈论玛丽的雀斑,使她深感恼火。Children who talked too much in class get under the teacher’s skin.孩子们上课老是讲话,使老师很生气。
出处
《语言教育》
1998年第4期29-30,共2页
Language Education
