1. Pardon/Excuse my French 原諒我說(shuō)話(huà)粗魯
例句:Who the fxxk do you think you are...excuse my French.
你以為你是什么東西……不好意思我罵人了。
2. Indian giver 送東西給人日后又討回的人
例句:Toby may have given you these books, but don't start celebrating yet. He's famous for being an Indian giver.
托比可能送給你這幾本書(shū)了,但是不要高興得太早。他送東西又往回要,是出了名的。
3. Spanish castle 空中樓閣;不切實(shí)際
例句:The life science is not a Spanish Castle. Its courses are quite popular with non- science majors.
生命科學(xué)并不是不切實(shí)際的空談,這門(mén)課程在非理工科的大學(xué)生中很受歡迎。
4. Spanish athlete 愛(ài)吹牛的人
例句:He is a Spanish athlete.
他是個(gè)好吹牛的人。
5. Italian hand 幕后操縱;暗中干預(yù)
例句:I sensed that fellow's Italian hand in this matter.
我感覺(jué)到那家伙在幕后操縱這件事。
6. Irish bull 自相矛盾,荒唐可笑的說(shuō)法
例句:"It was hereditary in his family to have no children" is a well known Irish bull.
“沒(méi)有后嗣是他家族的遺傳”這句話(huà)是眾所周知的自相矛盾的笑話(huà)。
7. Dutch courage 酒后之勇
例句:The poor man beat his boss by means of Dutch courage.
那個(gè)可憐的人借酒勁打了他的老板。
8. French window 落地窗
例句:Hook the French window when you come in.
你進(jìn)來(lái)的時(shí)候把落地窗關(guān)好。
9. French leave 不告而別
例句:Many of the boys at the school took French leave to go to the football match.
學(xué)校里很多孩子曠課去看足球比賽。
10. Greek gift 害人的禮物
例句:It is a Greek gift to you.
這是圖謀害你的禮物。