难倒一大批人的英语句子,别笑,单词都认识,你就是看不懂!

下面的句子读起来看似都不难,但你真的知道是什么意思吗?

1. Are you there?

2. If you think he is a good man, think again.

3. That took his breath away.

4. Students are still arriving.

5. I must not stay here and do nothing.

6. I won't do it to save my life.

7. Nonsense, I don't think his painting is any better than yours.

8. Work once and work twice.

9. You don't want to do that.

10. My grandfather is nearly 90 and in his second childhood.

看看解析,能正确理解几个句子,自己检查一下,能对一半的就是牛人啦,高考或过雅思就是小菜一碟啦:

1. Are you there?

正确:你在听我说话吗?(言外之意是开小差了)

错误:你在那吗?(此语境不能这样翻译)

等于句型:Do you follow me?

2. If you think he is a good man, think again.

正确:如果你认为他是好人,那你就大错特错了。

错误:如果你认为他是好人,再想一遍。

3. That took his breath away.

正确:他大惊失色。(很形象的说法啊~)

错误:那把他的呼吸带走了。

4. Students are still arriving.

正确:学生还没有到齐。

错误:学生们正在到来。

5. I must not stay here and do nothing.

正确:我不能什么都不做待在这儿。

错误:我不能待在这里不做任何事情。

6. I won't do it to save my life.

正确:我死也不会做。

错误:我不会做这件事情来拯救我自己生命。

7. Nonsense, I don't think his painting is any better than yours.

正确:胡说,我认为他的画比你好不到哪去。(好吧……原来是说两个人画得都不咋样……)

错误:胡说,我不认为他的画比你的好。

8. Work once and work twice.

正确:一次得手,再次不愁。

错误:工作一次,再工作两次。

9. You don't want to do that.

正确:你不应该去做。

错误:你不想去做那事。

10. My grandfather is nearly 90 and in his second childhood.

正确:我祖父快90岁了,什么事都需要别人来做。

错误:我祖父快90岁了,进入了第二个童年。

能懂一半的就是牛人啦,高考或过雅思等就是小菜一碟啦