最in美语大搜集
I ain't nobody.
我不是普通人.
下面让我们来看一下nobody,anybody/anyone和somebody/someone的一些特殊用法.
Nobody指"小人物,无足轻重的人",即a person who has no importance or influence.
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.
她从无名小辈一跃成为超级明星.
not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do something)
to do nothing to help somebody 一点忙也不帮;油瓶倒了都不扶
The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
孩子们从不帮着做家务.
cross your fingers
to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck) 祈求成功(有时使手指交叉为祈求好运的手势)
I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
但愿我的建议能被采纳.
Keep your fingers crossed!
祈求好运吧!
a drop in the bucket
an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation 沧海一粟;九牛一毛
by the book
following rules and instructions in a very strict way 循规蹈矩;严格遵守章法
She always does everything by the book.
她总是照章行事.
know/learn/find something to your cost
to know something because of something unpleasant that has happened to you 付出过代价(或吃了苦头)才知道
He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost.
我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人.
sought after:wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality or difficult to get or to find 争相获得的;吃香的;广受欢迎的
This design is the most sought after.
这一款最为紧俏.
a much sought-after actress
非常走红的女演员
big-ticket:costing a lot of money 高价的
big-ticket items 高价项目
high-end
expensive and of high quality 高档的;高端的;价高质优的
