迷你对话学地道口语第37期:全副武装

　　迷你对话：
A :All the soldiers in that country are armed to the teeth.
A :那个国家的士兵全部都全副武装起来了。
B :What's happening in that country?
B :发生什么事情了。
A :The neighboring country is threatening their sovereignty with its nuclear bombs.
A :邻国正在用核弹威胁他们呢。
词海拾贝：
armed to teeth
讲解：词语盛行于19世纪以后，但却出自于15世纪-16世纪，海盗活动猖獗的时候。相传海盗面目狰狞，手持凶器，牙齿间还咬着一把把尖刀。为形象生动，汉语中把它翻译为“武装到牙齿”，喻指全副武装。
Eg .The soldiers were armed to the teeth and ready to fight.
战士们全副武装，准备战斗。
Eg .They were armed to the teeth, ready for any emergency.
他们已全副武装, 随时准备应急。
Eg .They were quite unarmed, but their determined¹ onslaught made them more terrifying² than if they had been armed to the teeth.
她们并没有武器，可是她们那来势就比全副武装的人狠得多又多！
Eg .The whole nation took up arms to defend their country, although the enemy were armed to the teeth.
全国人民拿起武器保卫国家，尽管敌人武装到牙齿。
threaten one's sovereignty：威胁主权
neighboring country：邻国

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 terrifying   

adj.可怕的；极大的v.使恐怖，使惊吓；恐吓(terrify的现在分词)

参考例句：

• This movie is by turn (= alternately) terrifying and very funny. 这部电影一会儿令人毛骨悚然，一会儿滑稽可笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation. 核轰炸最可怕的方面是核辐射。 来自《简明英汉词典》