at one's wit's end(98上~week17)

2009年12月21日 星期一

(1)idiom/phrase:at one’s wit’s end
(2)meaning: at the limits of one's mental resources. (想不出辦法,黔驢技窮)
(3)example:
I'm at my wit's end with this problem. I cannot figure it out.


備註: one’s可以替換成my, your, his, her---某某人的。

Count your blessings(98上~week 15)

2009年12月7日 星期一

(1)idiom/phrase:Count your blessings
(2)meaning: think about good things in your life, and stop thinking about something bad. (往好處想,正向思考)
(3)example:
You should count your blessings and stop thinking your stolen(被偷的) wallet(皮夾). After all, you just lost a few dollars.

down in the mouth(98上~week13)

2009年11月23日 星期一

(1)idiom/phrase:(I’m) down in the mouth.
(2)meaning: to be sad (口語:很難過)
(3)example:
Jake looks a bit down in the mouth. Shall we try to find out what's wrong?

rise to the occasion(98上~week11)

2009年11月9日 星期一

(1)idiom/phrase…. rise to the occasion
(2)meaning: to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation; to do what is needed at the time (見機行事,隨機應變)
(3)example:
When a crisis(危機) hits, will you rise to the occasion?