“二”在汉语中,不仅常常被用来表示数量,如今也更多地被人用来形容一个人比较愚蠢的行为或言语,但是它也不一定的是贬义的,在亲密关系中被使用的话,它也通常带有宠溺的意思,是个让中国人又爱又恨的词,那么,英美国家对“二”又是怎样理解的呢?
1.put two and two together 根据事实推理
例句:If we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer.
如果根据事实推理,我们就能得出正确答案。
2.two heads are better than one 人多智广;三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
例句:After all, two heads are better than one. Two people working together can get better results.
毕竟“三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮”,两个人一起工作能取得更好的成果。
3.there are no two ways about it 别无选择;没有退路
例句:We have to win this game, and there are no two ways about it.
我们已经没有退路了,这场比赛我们非赢不可。
4.of two minds 举棋不定,犹豫不决
例句:He always seems to be of two minds on important matters.
在重要事情上他好像总拿不定主意。
5.two shakes of a lamb's tail 迅速地;简易地
例句:But with any luck, we could solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
但幸运的话,我们能迅速解决问题。
6.kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕,一举两得
例句:I always get my nails manicured while I get my hair cut, that way I can kill two birds with one stone.
每次我去剪头发的时候都会修指甲,这样我可以一举两得。
7.two wrongs don't make a right 负负不得正
例句:But we must remember that two wrongs don't make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.
但是我们必须要记住:负负不得正,如果有人冒犯了你,你不应该以牙还牙。
8.two's company, three's a crowd 俩人结伴,三人添乱
例句:Two's company, three's a crowd, so please don't come with my girlfriend and me.
两人刚好,三人嫌太挤,所以你就别跟着我和我的女朋友了。
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