詞組講解
1. walk a tightrope ** 走鋼絲;處于困境
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:在[鋼絲(tightrope)]上走
例 Judge Lancer recognized that he was walking a tightrope: the way he worded his statement could determine whether there would be peace or riots.
2. walk all over sb. ** 專橫跋扈地對待;盛氣凌人地對待
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[完全(all)][越過(over)]某人走過去
例 His mother-in-law walks all over him, but he never complains or shows disrespect for her. That's the Asian way.
3. walk away with sth. *** 輕松戰(zhàn)勝
解 〈口〉短語動詞;詞義溯源:[帶著(with)]某物一起走
例 In just 30 minutes a contestant on Wheel of Fortune walked away with $63,650!
4. walk off with sth. *** 偷走
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:[帶著(off)]某物走開
例 Don't put anything down while visiting the monument. Pickpockets will walk off with it before you even notice it is gone.
5. walk on air ** 十分幸福
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[開心地(on air)]走
例 Tracy's boyfriend asked her to marry him and she's been walking on air since.
6. walk on eggs ** 十分慎重,十分小心;如履薄冰
解 〈口〉習(xí)語;詞義溯源:在[雞蛋(eggs)][上(on)]行走
例 The judge gave Rob a warning and he's been walking on eggs since.
7. walk out on sb. or sth. / walk out *** (尤指在某人需要幫助的時候)離開
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:從某人身邊或某地走開
例 Two of our cooks walked out on us last week, so we hired two new ones.
8. walk the floor ** 在房間里走來走去;猶豫不決
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:在[地板(floor)]上走
例 Joe walked the floor for hours trying to think of a solution.
參考譯文
1. 蘭瑟法官意識到他的處境很困難:他的陳述方式可能會帶來和平或騷亂。
2. 他的岳母盛氣凌人地對待他,但他從來不抱怨或者表現(xiàn)出不尊敬。這就是亞洲人的處事方法。
3. 在30分鐘內(nèi),一位“幸運大轉(zhuǎn)輪”的參賽者就輕松贏得了63,650美元!
4. 參觀歷史遺跡的時候,別放下任何東西。小偷會在你不知不覺間把它偷走的。
5. 特蕾西的男朋友向她求婚了,從那以后她一直非常開心。
6. 法官對羅布提出警告,從那以后他一直謹慎行事。
7. 有兩位廚師上周辭職了,所以我們又新聘用了兩位。
8. 喬在房間里來回走了幾個小時,想要找到解決方案。