英语讲义【159】和数目字有关的惯用语
<p> 英语的数目字惯用语，不多也不少。下面是些和<span word="One">One</span>, <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="three">three</span>等有关的惯用语：</p><p> （1） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="number">number</span>（过期书刊，过时的人）：</p><p> （<span word="i">i</span>） <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Lim">Lim</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p><p> （<span word="ii">ii</span>） <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p><p> （2） <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>（照顾私利）：</p><p> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> （3） <span word="Ones">Ones</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span>（坐第二把交椅的人）：</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deputise">deputise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> （4） <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span>（从前有个时期）:</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p> （5） <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="one">one</span>（打回原形）：</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> （6） <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> （和看法一样）：</p><p> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p> （7） <span word="One">One</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> （比有利）：</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>.</p><p> （8） <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span>（对都没什么差别）：</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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