習語集錦【20】

1. East or west, home is best:

　　no matter where you go, home is the best place for you. 沒有任何地方比家好

　　Example: A traveller knows that east or west, home is best. True, there is no place like home.

　　2. Easy come, easy go:

　　he who gets money easily usually sqanders it: easily got easily lost. 易得易失

　　Examples:

　　（1） The young man spent all the inherited money at a short time. Easy come, easy go, isn't it?

　　（2） Bob made some money from gambling but used it up quickly. With Bob, it's easy come, easy go.

　　3. Easy in mind: free from anxiety. 安心的

　　Example: Wicked people are seldom easy in mind.

　　4. Easy in one's mind: be more relaxed. 放心的

　　Example: His mother won't be easy in her mind till she knows that he has arrived there safely.

　　5. Faithful to someone: loyal to someone. 忠於某人

　　Example: The dog remained faithful to his master when he became poor and miserable.

　　6. Fall apart: break into pieces. 支離破碎

　　Example: Tom knocked a tree and his bicycle began to fall apart.

　　7. Fall away: become less in number. 漸漸減少

　　Example: The spectators did not find the game interesting and began to fall away.

　　8. Fall back on something: use something for help when everything else has been tried. 依靠某事物

　　Example: Don't be worried! You still have your savings to fall back on.

　　9. Gall and wormwood: something that arouses the most bitter resentment. 怨恨

　　Example: It was gall and wormwood for the teacher to have to make a withdrawal of his promise in front of all the students.

　　10. Galvanise someone into （doing） something: move someone to do something. 激起某人行動起來

　　Example: The news about the general election galvanised potential candidates into preparatory work.

　　11. Gamble on something:

　　（i） risk money on the result of a card game, horse-race, etc. 冒險行動或碰運氣

　　Example: Tony sometimes gambled a great

　　deal of money on the horse-race.

　　（ii） take a chance or risk. 孤注一擲做……

　　Example: Some illegal immigrants robbed the bank, gambling on its being not watched at night.

　　12. Game at which two can play, a: a plan or trick which both sides may use. 你會我也會的一套

　　Example: Political favouritism is a game at which two can play.