in apple-pie order(99下~week 7)

2011年3月27日 星期日

(1) idiom: in apple-pie order  (井然有序)
(2) meaning: in very good order(順序); very well organized
(3) example:
Please put everything in apple-pie order before you leave.

Time and tide wait for no man.(99下~week5)

2011年3月14日 星期一

(1) idiom: Time and tide wait for no man.(時光不待人)(2) meaning:Things will not wait(等待) for you when you are late.
(3) example:
Fred: I can't decide(決定) which necktie(領帶) looks better.
Ellen: Time and tide wait for no man, dear.

Time is money (99下~ week 3)

2011年2月28日 星期一

(1) idiom: Time is money.
(2) meaning: Time is valuable(珍貴), so don't waste(浪費) it.
(3) example:
I can't afford to spend a lot of time standing here talking. Time is money, you know!

come to light(99上~week17)

2010年12月27日 星期一

(1)idiom: come to light
(2)meaning:  to become known or to be discovered. 被發現、揭露;真相大白
(3)example:
Many surprises have come to light since(自從) then.