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每日一句听说学英语(周一)

2008-08-18 22:46  yonbin  阅读(295)  评论(1)    收藏  举报

Do you hear those drums upstairs? I've asked them  over and over again to  practice beforce 10,and it's 11 now. This is the last straw,I'm going to call the police.

 

the last straw

字面意思:最后一个稻草

真正意思:是在忍无可忍,在也无法忍受。

 

句子翻译:

你听见楼上的鼓声了吗,我一遍又一遍的告诉他们在10点以前练习。但是现在都11点了,我是在忍不了,我去叫警察。

 

1、she can't bear the noise upstairs!  This is the last straw!

她对是在忍受不了楼上的噪音了。

 

2、The service in this shop has been bad before, but this is the last straw.

这家商店的服务一直不好,但这次是在叫人受不了。

 

3、Japan's National  Railways lost 14$ billion in 1985; this was the last straw leading to its privatization

日本国有铁路1985年亏损140亿美元,再无法继续支持,以至于改为私有。

 

4、That's the last straw

我再也忍受不了。