1. Apple of my eye
1.掌上明珠
Something that you value very highly:
你非?粗氐臇|西:
My daughter is the apple of my eye.
我女兒是我的掌上明珠。
2. In my mind’s eye
2.在我的腦海中
Something that you imagine:
你能想象到的事物
In my mind’s eye, working online is like sipping cold drinks on a warm beach.
在我看來,在網(wǎng)上工作就像在溫暖的海灘上喝冷飲。
3. The eyes are the window to the soul
3.眼睛是靈魂之窗
A saying that means you should be able to understand someone just by looking at them in the eye:
這句話的意思是,你應(yīng)該能夠通過直視別人的眼睛來理解他們:
I just need to see his eyes to know whether he is lying because the eyes are the window to the soul.
我只需要看看他的眼睛就知道他是否在說謊,因為眼睛是通往靈魂的窗口。
4. Bird’s eye view
4.鳥瞰圖
To see something from up high, either figuratively or literally:
從高處看東西,無論是象征性的還是字面的:
From the bird’s eye view, this city just looks like a bunch of blocks with ants walking around.
從鳥瞰圖上看,這座城市就像一排街區(qū),而螞蟻在周圍走動。
It looks like the new policies will decrease our compensation, but from the bird’s eye view it actually will have a positive effect in the long term.
看起來新的政策會減少我們的補償,但從長遠來看,它實際上會產(chǎn)生積極的影響。
5. Feast One’s Eyes on Something
5.一飽眼福
To look at something very beautiful, wonderful, or something that you covet or admire a lot:
看一些非常漂亮、美妙的東西,或者你非常渴望或欽佩的東西:
I feasted my eyes on buffet laid out before me!
我盡情享用擺在面前的自助餐!
6. Cry One’s Eyes Out
6.傷心欲絕
To cry so much that you cannot cry anymore:
哭得太多以至于你不能再哭了:
When he heard his parents were in a serious car crash, he cried his eyes out before going to sleep.
當他在一場嚴重的車禍中聽到父母在其中時,他在入睡前傷心欲絕。
7. Get a black eye
7.被打的眼睛發(fā)青
A black eye refers to what the bruising around your eye looks like if someone injures your eye:
黑眼是指如果有人傷害了你的眼睛,你眼睛周圍的瘀傷看起來是什么樣子的:
The playground fight resulted in three students who got a black eye.
操場上的打斗導(dǎo)致三個學生的鼻青眼腫。
(來源:滬江英語)