生活词语的英语口语

各种“火”

1. open fire 开始

例句：If you have any questions for our guestspeaker, open fire now.

如果你们有什么问题要问我们的客座讲演者，请现在开始提。

2. go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火，不顾艰险

例句：He would go through fire and water for hiscountry.

他为了国家赴汤蹈火也在所不惜。

3. on fire 高水平发挥

例句： You guys were on fire in the last quarter.

你们最后一节真是打得太棒了。

4. under fire 受到攻击和批评

例句：The teacher was under fire for racially charged comments in the classroom.

这个老师因为在课堂上讲了一些有种族歧视的话而受到指责。

5. play with fire 冒险

例句：Stay away from him. You're playing with fire.

离他远点，你这是在玩火。

6. fired up 兴奋极了

例句：Everyone was fired up after the prep talk by the coach.

教练一席话让球员们各个听得热血沸腾。

7. fire in one's belly 憋足了劲

例句：I'll tackle the issue with fire in my belly.

我憋足了劲要搞定这个问题。

8. add fuel to the fire 火上加油

例句：Leave him alone. You're only adding fuel to the fire if you try to comfort him.

别管他，你现在去安慰他无异于火上加油。

最后一根稻草

The straw that breaks thecamel's back。人们经常把它简化为:the last straw。我们来举一个例子。这是一个非常生气的妻子在对她的丈夫说话：

All these years I've tried to be a good wife, eventhough you're lazy, you drink too much and half ofthe time don't even have a steady job. But when Ifind out you are spending money on another woman, that’s the last straw! I want you out of myhouse right now and I never want to see you again.

这些年来，尽管你很懒，喝个没完，还经常没有固定工作，但我一直尽力做一个贤惠的妻子。可是，当我发现你把钱花在另一个女人身上，这就使我无法忍受了。你给我马上出去，我永远也不要见到你了。

有的人听了这句话可能会对这位太太说“你早该如此啦!”

让人无法忍受的事情有大有小。下面是一个学生在说为什么他把和他同屋住的同学赶了出去：

I put up with a lot from this guy. He borrowed my clothes, he borrowed my money, heborrowed my tennis racket. But when I caught him using my toothbrush that was the laststraw, so I kicked him out!

我对这个家伙够宽容的了。他借我的衣服穿，问我借钱，借用我的网球拍。可是，当我发现他用我的牙刷的时候，这就叫我无法忍受了。所以我把他赶了出去。