英语讲义【166】与日、夜相关的惯用语

　　每天都要经历的日和夜与惯用语的关系也很密切，下列例句足以为证：

　　（1）All night long: 整夜

　　Some stores stay open all night long.

　　（2）Call it a day: 一天工作完毕

　　Every day, we have class from 9am and will call it a day at 4.30pm.

　　（3）Day after day: 每天

　　Schooling could be very boring, as the students do the same things day after day.

　　（4）Day in day out: 一天又一天

　　Henry wears the same old jeans day in day out. Isnt he going to buy some new clothes ?

　　（5）For a rainy day: 为困难的日子作准备

　　When a person gets older, he will realise the importance of saving for a rainy day.

　　（6）In this day and age: 在现在这时代

　　In this day and age, no one can expect to get something out of nothing.

　　（7）Have an off day: 不大成功或顺利的一天

　　Tom did not do well in yesterdays test.He considered him unlucky euough to have an off day.

　　（8）The order of the day: 一般的惯例

　　In a petroleum station here, payment by credit card is the order of the day.

　　（9）The other day: 几天前

　　I bumped into an old friend the other day.

　　（10）To this day: （指日期）准确地

　　It is 40 years to this day that I left university.

　　（11）Have seen better days: 曾经历过好日子

　　Palmer was departmental head in that university before he came here. He has seen better days.

　　（12）Some day: 将来

　　Everyone hopes to be great some day.

　　（13）Ones days are numbered: 末日将临：

　　Under computerisation, unskilled workers become redundant. Their days in a company are numbered.

　　（14）Carry the day: 胜利的一天

　　Our team lost at first, but later, it carried the day with two goals to one.

　　（15）Someones day: 幸运的一天

　　Jim was promoted. Furthermore, he was given a performance bonus yesterday. It was his day.

　　（16）Take a day off: 休息一天

　　Janet was unwell and took a day off.

　　（17）Have a night out: 夜间出去消遣

　　Its time to have a change. We must have a night out at the weekend.

　　（18）A night owl: 迟迟不睡者

　　The moment Jack entered the university, he was a night owl.

　　（19）At the dead of night: 深夜

　　Our managerial officers attended the emergency meeting at the dead of night.

　　（20） Save the day: 使情况变佳.

　　Frank saved the day by kicking in a goal during the last five minutes of the match.

　　（21）Every dog has its day: 凡人都有得意日

　　I have seen ordinary people suddenly become important. This is a case of every dog has its day.

　　（22）What is done by night appears by day: 若要人不知，除非己莫为

　　Crime does not pay. Criminals will be found out. Thats why we say : What is done by night appears by day.