在《三合一慣用語》中,介紹了幾種三合一的常見短語。這里集中談三合一名詞組及形容詞組,希望大家有更進一步的認識。
● odds and ends:各種不值錢的小物品
“Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”
● oddities and absurdities:異樣或不合情理的感覺
“Sometimes, we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”
● bits and pieces:零星物件
“The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly？”
● aches and pains:周身疼痛
“After a day's hardwork, the old man suffered aches and pains, especially in the limbs.”
● board and lodging:食宿
“I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.
● chapter and verse:（常和動詞give或quote連用）注明……的出處或詳情
“Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.”
● hammer and tongs:（常和go at it連用）鬧哄哄地爭吵
“At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”
● heaven and earth:（常和move連用）竭盡全力
“When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”
● hue and cry:嘈雜聲
“When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”
● hustle and bustle:喧鬧
“One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.
● ifs and buts:各種借口
“No ifs and buts, please ！ Just work according to the schedule.”
● rack and ruin:（常和go to連用）遭破壞
“Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”
● stuff and nonsense:胡說八道
“Is Tom asking to leave the company？ Stuff and nonsense！ I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”
● ups and downs:盛衰；浮沉
“For many people, life is full of ups and downs.”
● wear and tear:耗損
“Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”
● bright and breezy:活潑輕快的
“Joelle is bright and breezy； everyone likes her.”
● cut and dried:早已決定的
“The programme is cut and dried； it is not possible to make changes now.”
● rough and ready:粗略的
“I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners, but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”
● spick and span:嶄新的；極整潔的
“Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”
● short and sweet:簡短扼要
“Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”
● odds and ends:各種不值錢的小物品
“Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”
● oddities and absurdities:異樣或不合情理的感覺
“Sometimes, we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”
● bits and pieces:零星物件
“The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly？”
● aches and pains:周身疼痛
“After a day's hardwork, the old man suffered aches and pains, especially in the limbs.”
● board and lodging:食宿
“I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.
● chapter and verse:（常和動詞give或quote連用）注明……的出處或詳情
“Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.”
● hammer and tongs:（常和go at it連用）鬧哄哄地爭吵
“At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”
● heaven and earth:（常和move連用）竭盡全力
“When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”
● hue and cry:嘈雜聲
“When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”
● hustle and bustle:喧鬧
“One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.
● ifs and buts:各種借口
“No ifs and buts, please ！ Just work according to the schedule.”
● rack and ruin:（常和go to連用）遭破壞
“Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”
● stuff and nonsense:胡說八道
“Is Tom asking to leave the company？ Stuff and nonsense！ I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”
● ups and downs:盛衰；浮沉
“For many people, life is full of ups and downs.”
● wear and tear:耗損
“Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”
● bright and breezy:活潑輕快的
“Joelle is bright and breezy； everyone likes her.”
● cut and dried:早已決定的
“The programme is cut and dried； it is not possible to make changes now.”
● rough and ready:粗略的
“I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners, but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”
● spick and span:嶄新的；極整潔的
“Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”
● short and sweet:簡短扼要
“Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”