英语讲义【159】和数目字有关的惯用语

　　英语的数目字惯用语，不多也不少。下面是些和One, two, three等有关的惯用语：

　　（1） A back number（过期书刊，过时的人）：

　　（i） Mr Lim has left the cabinet and is now a back number.

　　（ii） Sometimes, a back number costs more than a current number.

　　（2） Look after number one（照顾私利）：

　　Max is very selfish, often looking after number one.

　　（3） Ones number two（坐第二把交椅的人）：

　　When David could not attend a meeting, he sent his number two to deputise for him.

　　（4） At one time（从前有个时期）:

　　At one time, a few of us often had lunch together.

　　（5） Back to square one（打回原形）：

　　Mr Su is not successful in business, so he is almost back to square one.

　　（6） At one with （和看法一样）：

　　Henry and Christine have never been at one with each other, no matter what the subject of discussion is.

　　（7） One up on （比有利）：

　　As your child has a better head start, he is one up on his peers.

　　（8） Its all one to（对都没什么差别）：

　　To the seaside or to the park? It is all one to me as long as we go out today.