书是我们最好的朋友,不同的书会带给我们不同的收获。在英语里,跟book一词相关的短语也不少,今天我们就来介绍其中的几个。
1.A closed book
已经完结的事情/高深莫测的人或事物
"As far as I am concerned, that matter with the council is aclosed book"
"I have never been able to work or communicate with John. He isa closed book"
2. An open book
一目了然的人或事物
"Julia's life is like an open book. You always know what she'sup to"。
3. Read someone like a book
一眼看穿某人想法
"I can read Angela like a book. I always know what she'sthinking and what she's about to say at meetings."
4. The oldest trick in the book
老套的把戏
"It was the oldest trick in the book – one man distracted mewhile another stole my wallet. I can't believe I fell for it."
5. In someone's good/bad books
得到/失去某人的欢心
"Tommy has been on his best behaviour today. After yesterday'stantrums, he's been doing his best to be in my good books allday."
6. By the book
照章办事
"We're not going to leave things to chance.We're going to runthis company by the book."
7. To bring someone to book
惩罚某人
"I had to bring Tom to book after our meeting. He shouldn't havelost his temper at Bridget"。
8. Take a leaf out of someone's book
以某人为榜样
"You should take a leaf out of Keith's book. He has achievedwonders with those children"。
9. Don't judge a book by its cover
不要以貌取人
"When I first met Charlotte she had had a really tough two weeksand wasn't in the mood for chatting and appeared very moody andunsociable. She is not at all like that. One should never judge abook by its cover"。
10. Cook the books
做假账
"It appears that Stanley had been cooking the books for years.He was finally caught last year."
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