分類: 英語成語園地-身體篇

(緊張或害怕得) 兩腿發抖，雙腿發軟。

• I saw the teacher walking towards me and my knees were knocking together as I quickly stopped cheating in the exam. (我看見老師朝我這裡走來，我緊張得兩腿發抖，趕緊停止作弊)

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沈重的負擔；沈重的包袱；極大的累贅。

• Taking care of three children has been a millstone around her neck. (照顧三個小孩一直是她沈重的負擔)
• Gary is so lazy and selfish that if you let him work with us he'll become a millstone around our neck. (蓋瑞既怠惰又自私，如果你讓他跟我們一起工作，他將成為我們沈重的包袱)

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不要哭喪著臉；不要眉頭深鎖。

• Turn your frown upside down! Everything will be OK. (別哭喪著臉！一切都不會有問題的)
• What can turn your frown upside down? (什麼事才能讓你不再眉頭深鎖呢？)

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跟 (某人) 有爭端；對…不滿。

• Paul always has a bone to pick. (保羅老是有意見)
• I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat that piece of chocolate cake I was saving for my tea? (我有事要跟你算帳。你是不是把我留下來要配茶吃的那塊巧克力蛋糕吃掉了?)

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悉心伺候 (某人)；無微不至地伺候 (某人)。

例句：

• I don't mind bringing you your coffee, but I don't intend to wait on you hand and foot. (我不介意把你的咖啡拿給你，但我不想悉心地伺候你)
• I don't want anyone to wait on me hand and foot. I can take care of myself. (我不要任何人無微不至地伺候我。我可以照顧我自己)
• I always wait hand and foot on my sister when she comes to visit me. (當我姊姊來探望我時，我總是悉心地伺候她)

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非常乾燥。

例句：

• I don't think Kevin's been watering these plants - the soil's as dry as a bone. (我認為凱文一直沒有給這些植物澆水 － 土壤非常乾燥)
• The ground was very hard and as dry as a bone. (地面很硬且很乾燥)

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不可告人的秘密；不可外揚的家醜或醜事。

例句：

• If you want to be a successful politician, you can't afford to have too many skeletons in your cupboard. (如果你想成為成功的政治人物，你就不能有太多不可告人的秘密)
• I learned last night that Mr. Smith's youngest son has been three times sent to prison. I wonder how many other skeletons he's got in his closet. (昨晚我聽說史密斯先生最小的兒子曾三度入獄。我不知道他家還有哪些不可外揚的醜事)

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在優裕的環境中。

例句：

• Carla lives in the lap of luxury because her family is very wealthy. (卡拉生活在優裕的環境中，因為她家很有錢)
• They live in the lap of luxury in a huge great house in Taipei. (他們住在台北一間大豪宅中，過著豪華的生活)

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死亡；過世；一命嗚呼；嗚呼哀哉；撒手人寰；撒手西歸 (字面意思就是「兩腳一蹬」)。

例句：

• When I turn up my toes, I want a big funeral with lots of flowers. (我兩腳一蹬之後希望有一場佈滿鮮花的盛大喪禮)
• Our pet dog turned up his toes during the night. He was nearly ten years old. (我們家的寵物狗昨晚撒手西歸了。牠將近十歲)

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