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郎博士英语专栏 (08-09-2012)

   习语怎么说

  better late than never 做了总比不做好

  例句

  - I wish you had come sooner, but better late than never.

  你要是早一点来就好了,不过来了就比不来强。

  - She bought a house when she was quite old. Better late than never.

  她年纪很大了才买了栋房子。买得晚不要紧,就怕买都不买。

  Beyond words (感激、震惊的心情)无法用言语来形容

  

  例句

  

  -Sally was thankful beyond words.

  赛莉的感激之心,无法用话来表达。

  -I don’t know how to thank you. I’m grateful beyond words.

  我不知道如何感谢你。感激之心,无法言表。

  为什么这么说?

  Dog in the Manger

  占着茅坑不拉屎的人

  源于伊索寓言的一个故事。讲的是一只狗占着马槽,自己不吃草,也不让别人吃。比喻自私的人,对自己无用的东西,也不愿意让别人享用。

  成语巧说

   A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

  恶其始者必恶其终。 ◇