形影不離和如魚(yú)得水

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水希望親們可以和水形影不離。想想大家還真一天也離不開(kāi)水,就如魚(yú)兒一樣。如果“水”真能有這般如水般的能耐就好了。親們繼續(xù)和水一起努力,學(xué)好英語(yǔ)。如魚(yú)得水般!
    1. cheek by jowl 
    緊緊靠著、形影不離。
    Means: Side by side; close together.
    (和…)緊緊靠著,(和…)非常親昵
    If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.
    來(lái)源:這個(gè)短語(yǔ)最早從莎士比亞的《仲夏夜之夢(mèng)》里來(lái),當(dāng)時(shí)叫"cheek by cheek".兩個(gè)世紀(jì)之后才出現(xiàn)了"cheek by jowl"這種說(shuō)法。"Cheek"和"jowl"都是臉頰的意思。想想,兩個(gè)人的臉頰都貼到一起了,還有比這更親密的嗎?所以下次要表達(dá)和誰(shuí)形影不離就可以用到了!
    請(qǐng)看例句:
    1. My house stands cheek by jowl with a department store.
    我家緊靠一家百貨商店。
    2. We see the union leaders cheek by jowl with the capitalists.
    我們看到工會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和資本家們打得火熱。
    3. I thought that Jenny and Leo had a fight, but I saw them today in the cinema, cheek by jowl.
    我原以為Jenny和Leo吵架了,但是我今天在電*里看見(jiàn)他們挺親密的。
    2. take to sth like a duck to water 
    如魚(yú)得水
    Means: to learn how to do something very easily without hesitation, fear or difficulty; naturally
    像鴨子下水般;不猶豫地;不懼怕地;無(wú)困難地;自然地。
    關(guān)于如魚(yú)得水的故事,有興趣的人可以看下:
    成語(yǔ)故事—如魚(yú)得水
    「出處」《三國(guó)志·諸葛亮傳》「先主與亮情好日密,關(guān)羽張飛等不悅。先主曰:「孤之有孔明,猶魚(yú)之有水也。」」
    三國(guó)時(shí)期,曹操的實(shí)力很強(qiáng)大,劉備在還沒(méi)有做皇帝之前,被迫依附于親戚劉表的軍隊(duì)陣容,并且駐守新野這地方??墒莿涫莻€(gè)胸懷大志的人,他并不想長(zhǎng)久寄人籬下,只做別人的軍師。正好這個(gè)時(shí)候徐庶向他推薦諸葛亮是個(gè)難得的好人才,徐庶勸劉備一定要網(wǎng)羅諸葛亮。
    為了請(qǐng)諸葛亮協(xié)助自己獲得天下,劉備曾經(jīng)三次親自到他住的茅廬拜訪他,諸葛亮看到劉備非常誠(chéng)懇,最后才同意與劉備見(jiàn)面。劉備向他請(qǐng)教許多治理國(guó)家的方法,諸葛亮仔細(xì)分析了當(dāng)時(shí)的情勢(shì),建議劉備先占據(jù)荊州,這樣才能有機(jī)會(huì)和曹操、孫權(quán)鼎足而立,互相抗衡。
    劉備很欣賞諸葛亮的見(jiàn)解,而且和諸葛亮的感情逐漸加深,高興的劉備甚至對(duì)結(jié)拜兄弟關(guān)羽及張飛兩人說(shuō):“我得到孔明的輔助,就好象魚(yú)得了水一樣非??臁!?BR>    請(qǐng)看例句:
    1. He takes to life at university like a duck to water.
    他適應(yīng)了大學(xué)生活,如魚(yú)得水。
    2. She took to dancing like a duck to water.
    跳舞對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)是件很容易的事情。
    3. What a surprise! Linda took to learning French like a duck to water.
    真想不到,Linda學(xué)習(xí)法語(yǔ)就像鴨子學(xué)游水那么輕而易舉。