小溪時尚美語【22】

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1. All thumbs
    滿手都是大拇指(笨手笨腳)
    He is all thumbs. = He is uncoordinated.
    他笨手笨腳的。
    例子:I am all thumbs at shuffing cards. Whenever I try, half of the deck falls on the floor.
    我洗牌時笨手笨腳的。每一次我洗牌,總有半幅牌掉在地上。
    2. An ace up my sleeve
    袖里的王牌
    I have an ace up my sleeve. = I have a plan that is unknown to others that will trick them.
    我還有個不為人知的計劃能治服他們。
    例子:He thinks that he can beat me at tennis, but I have an ace up my sleeve. When he watched me play, I used my right hand and I am actually left handed.
    他以為他打網(wǎng)球能贏我,豈不知我還有袖里乾坤。他看我練球時,我只用右手,其實我是個左撇子。
    3. An open and shut case
    明顯的事件。
    It was an open and shut case. = It was easy to figure out or to understand.
    這件事很容易了解。
    例子:There were many things that made us end our relationship; it was not an open and shut case.
    我們分手的原因很多,這不是容易說得清的事情。