1. Look at the smiles on the faces of the bride and bridegroom. They are on top of the ________. The possible answers were:
sky
world
heaven
cloud nine
world
這個成語表達的是極度興奮,不亦樂乎 to be on top of the world.
2. She went as white as a _______ when she heard the scream. The possible answers were:
paper
sheet
paint
bottle of milk
sheet
To go as white as a sheet 就是一個人被嚇得要命麵色蒼白的意思。
3. He felt totally out of his ________ in his new job. The possible answers were:
ability
talent
power
depth
depth
To be out of one’s depth意思是身處一種難以應對或駕馭的局麵。
4. When you have a go at somebody you ________. The possible answers were:
高度讚揚某人
忠實追隨某人
與某人激烈競爭
當麵訓斥某人
當麵訓斥某人
To have a go at somebody就是當麵嚴斥某人的意思(criticise this person angrily to his/her face)。
5. Mellow has died of cancer. We are all in ________ of tears as she was such a cute dog. The possible answers were:
floods
showers
seas
rain
floods
To be in floods of tears 就是淚如泉湧。
6. When I heard about Tom’s promotion, you could have knocked me down with a ________! The possible answers were:
hair
flower
feather
breath of air
feather
在這句對話裏,我聽到湯姆提升的消息非常吃驚,覺得難以置信。 英語中的to knock somebody down with a feather 意思是十分驚奇,用羽毛組成的這個成語多麽形象呀!