英语口语中奇奇怪怪的数字短语

 　　(1)等值翻译：

　　a drop in the ocean

　　沧海一粟

　　within a stone's throw

　　一箭之遥

　　ki11 two birds with one stone

　　一箭双雕

　　A fall into the pit² , a gain in your wit¹.

　　吃一堑，长一智。

　　(2)不等值翻译：

　　at sixes and sevens

　　乱七八糟

　　on second thoughts

　　再三考虑

　　by ones and twos

　　两两地，零零落落地

　　Two heads are better than one.

　　三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮。

　　Can you come down a little? --Sorry, it's one price for all。

　　你能便宜一点卖吗？对不起，不二价。

　　He had one over the eight after be drank only half bottle of the wine。

　　他才喝了半瓶酒就醉得七歪八倒了。

　　(3)不必译出:

　　One man's meat is another man's poison³.

　　人各有所好。

　　I'll love you three score and ten.

　　我会一辈子爱你的。

　　Ten to one he has forgotten it.

　　很可能他已经忘了。

　　His mark in math is second to none in the class.

　　他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。

　　She is a second Lei Feng.

　　她是雷锋式的人物。

　　I always believe my sixth sense.

　　我总相信我的直觉。

　　He talks about you nine times out of ten when we have a chitchat .

　　每次我们闲聊他几乎都谈及你。

　　The parson official1y pronounced that they became one.

　　牧师正式宣告他们成婚。

　　I used to study in France in the year one.

　　我早年曾在法国学习。

1 wit   

n.智力，才智，智能

参考例句：

• Our teacher is full of wit when he has a lesson. 我们的老师只要讲课就很风趣。
• He is a man of many words but of little wit.他爱说话，但头脑简单。

2 pit   

n.深坑，核，矿井，陷阱，英国剧场正厅后排，凹陷疤痕；vt.使...有伤痕，去...的核，与...较量

参考例句：

• A sheep fell into a pit,and I helped it out.一只羊掉进坑里，我把它弄了出来。
• They dug a pit to bury the rubbish.他们挖了一个坑把垃圾埋掉。

3 poison   

n.毒药；毒害；vt./vi.毒害；投毒

参考例句：

• The bottle is labelled "Poison".瓶上标明“有毒”。
• Don't allow evil thoughts to poison young people's minds.不允许邪念毒害青年。