习语怎么说?
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
例句
Whenever I have an exam the next day, I will burn the midnight oil in preparation.
每当第二天有考试,我就要点灯熬油地作准备。
double standard 双重标准
例句
- My teacher always expects me but not everybody else to make a perfect score. I don’t like to be treated with double standard.
我的老师总希望我答满分,可别人就不需要。我不喜欢她用双重标准对待我。
- Actually you should be proud. She thinks you are the smartest in class.
其实你该骄傲才对。她觉得你是全班最聪明的。
为什么这么说?
The pProof iIs iIn the pPudding
实践出真知
布丁好不好吃, 只有吃了以后才知道,有点像中国人常说的, 实践是检验真理的标准。这个用语十四世纪就出现了,不过当时人们说的是:the proof of the pudding is in the eating。后来才变成现在的说法:the proof is in the pudding。其实两种说法的意思是一样的,意思都是说只有亲自实践才能知道好不好。
成语巧说
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。 ◇