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看刘谦魔术学英语:关于镜子的好玩口语

2012-01-23来源:和谐英语

smoke and mirrors
【中文意思】障眼法
【英英解释】something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is
【小编注脚】变魔术时常常会用到不少的烟雾和镜子来迷惑观众,这个词组就是这么来的了。
【例句】His report was more than smoke and mirrors. 他的报告不只是障眼法这么简单。

able to fog a mirror
【中文意思】活着的,就算只有一口气
【英英解释】alive, even if just barely
【小编注脚】fog就是起雾,让镜子起雾,是不是有一口气儿的,都能让镜子起雾吧?
【例句】Anybody able to fog a mirror will do fine! 有一口气儿的都能做得妥妥的。

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
【中文意思】镜中物体比所示更近
【英英解释】The phrase "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear" is a safety warning that is required to be engraved on passenger side mirrors of motor vehicles in the USA, India, Canada and Australia.
【小编注脚】美国等地的汽车后视镜上都要带这句话,用以提醒司机哦。