But was that a proverb? Wait. Weren't proverbs actually stories not just phrases? While I was convincing myself they were, he said, “ Can an idiom be a proverb?” I could answer that. Just not right now, now when it mattered, now when the fate of a curious, intelligent immigrant hung on the answers he assumed would fall from a native speaker's tongue as naturally as leaves from an October tree So l retreated o "Do most of your passengers give you answers when you ask for functions y Oh, yes, Miss. Very interesting definitions
But was that a proverb? Wait. Weren’t proverbs actually stories, not just phrases? While I was convincing myself they were, he said, “Can an idiom be a proverb?” I could answer that. Just not right now, now when it mattered, now when the fate of a curious, intelligent immigrant hung on the answers he assumed would fall from a native speaker’s tongue as naturally as leaves from an October tree. So I retreated. “Do most of your passengers give you answers when you ask for definitions?” “Oh, yes, Miss. Very interesting definitions
Until that moment, I'd been so inspired by the drivers determination to learn English, so enthralled by the chance to indulge my curiosity about words with another curious soul, that I didn't fully grasp the potential for linguistic fraud committed in this man's cab Now I could barely allow myself to imagine what kind of deformed English he was being fed by cowards like me who couldn't simply say, I don't really know my own language I can only trust that someone as curious as he is also owns a dictionary. And that he figures out that, no matter what his passengers may say, haste doesn't always make waste at the gapers block
Until that moment, I’d been so inspired by the driver’s determination to learn English, so enthralled by the chance to indulge my curiosity about words with another curious soul, that I didn’t fully grasp the potential for linguistic fraud committed in this man’s cab. Now I could barely allow myself to imagine what kind of deformed English he was being fed by cowards like me who couldn’t simply say, “I don’t really know my own language.” I can only trust that someone as curious as he is also owns a dictionary. And that he figures out that, no matter what his passengers may say, haste doesn’t always make waste at the gapers block
ear a of. at or located in the back Examples The thief broke into the house through the rear wIndow. She doesn't like sitting in the rear seat Translate The rear wheels of his car are flat Key 他车子的后轮没气儿了
rear a. — of, at or located in the back Examples • The thief broke into the house through the rear window. • She doesn’t like sitting in the rear seat. Translate The rear wheels of his car are flat. Key 他车子的后轮没气儿了
peculiar a. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way Examples What a peculiar smell She has the most peculiar ideas. Translate The fish has a peculiar taste. Do you think it's all right? Key 这鱼有一种怪味道。你看有问题没有?
peculiar a. — unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way Examples • What a peculiar smell! • She has the most peculiar ideas. Translate The fish has a peculiar taste. Do you think it's all right? Key 这鱼有一种怪味道。你看有问题没有?
esort(to) to use, adopt, a particular means to achieve ones ends Examples Terrorists resorted to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims We are prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed. Translate 他没作弊就考及格了。 Key He passed without resort to cheating. More to learn
resort (to) — to use, adopt, a particular means to achieve one’s ends Examples • Terrorists resorted to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims. • We are prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed. Translate 他没作弊就考及格了。 Key He passed without resort to cheating. More to learn