What『s in store? 可不是問「商店裡有什麼」?

2020-11-24     華爾街英語

原標題:What『s in store? 可不是問「商店裡有什麼」?

前幾天的文章,我們講過You are in red 和 You are in the red,雖然只差一個定冠詞,但意思卻發生了翻天覆地的變化,

今天繼續安利大家幾個這樣的短語,比如What's in store? VS.

What's in the store? 現在,搬小板凳,拿個小本,開始聽課吧!

1

in the pink

穿粉色

身體健康,身體狀態好

例句:

A glass of red wine keeps you in the pink.

一杯紅酒有益健康

ps:穿粉色:in pink

People dress baby girls in pink and baby boys in blue.

人們總是給女嬰穿戴粉紅色,而給男嬰穿戴藍色的。

2

in repair

在維修中

狀態良好(不好)

狀態好= in good repair

狀態差= in bad repair

例句:

The house is in very good repair.

房屋的狀態很好 (不需要維修)

ps:在維修中:under repair

3

in the swim

在游泳

跟上形勢;順應潮流;

例句:

Hopefully by Monday I should be back

in the swim of things!

希望到周一,我就能跟上事態的形勢了。

4

in store

在商店裡

即將發生;必將到來

例句:

You never know what's in store for you.

你永遠不會知道將會發生什麼。

ps:在商店裡:in a store/ in the store

6

in the bag

字面意思:在包里

十拿九穩,穩操勝券

例句:

When the score got to 8 to 2 we knew the

game was in the bag.

當比分是8:2的時候,我們就知道比賽已經穩操勝券了。

文章來源: https://twgreatdaily.com/EV9aA3YBdHeNs4oxWB44.html