鸡蛋和茄子没什么血缘关系;苹果和凤梨的长相差距很大。
English muffins weren't invented in England o rFrench fries in France.
英式松饼的家乡不是英国;炸土豆条的发源地也不是法国。
Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads,which aren't sweet,are meat.
蜜饯不是肉,是甜的;杂碎是肉,却不甜。
We find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
流沙其实流得很慢;拳击台是方形的;实验用的小豚鼠的老家不是几内亚,长相和猪属于两种型。
If a vegetarian eats vegetables,what does a humanitarian eat?
如果素食主义者吃蔬菜,人道主义者吃啥?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,while a wise man and wise guy are opposites?
胖瘦截然相反,可后面跟著chance就都变成“机会渺茫”了;聪明人(wiseman)改一个词,就沦落为自作聪明的人(wiseguy)。
How can overlook and oversee be opposites,while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?
Look和see是近义词,但oversee是监视,overlook怎么就是忽视呢;Alot和afew是反义词,但与quite连用,怎么都表示很多的意思呢!
When the stars are out,they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible。
星星出来了,我们能看到它们;灯灭了,我们就什么也看不见了。
When you wind up your watch,you start it,but when you wind up an essay,you end it?
给表上发条,表就开始走了;wind up一篇文章,哈哈,文章到此结束啦。
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